AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mount Airy Forest

Nature Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 477 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Nature Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Airy Forest near Westwood, OH. It climbs 477 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi637 – 866 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.15507, -84.59051
Nearest town Westwood, OH
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Nature Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 477 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 638–865 ft

Out & Back · Mount Airy Forest

Trailhead: 39.15507, -84.59051

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 8:48 PM

Transit-accessible: Montana Ave & Westwood Northern Blvd stop 496 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 300 ftTurn right onto McFarlan Woods Drive, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  18. 300 ftTurn right onto Nature Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  25. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  26. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  27. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/nature-trail-out-back-4-km-8d95

Trail surface

92% dirt4% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 8:48 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Montana Ave & Westwood Northern Blvd stop 496 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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