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Mount Airy Forest

Nature Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Nature Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Airy Forest near Westwood, OH. It climbs 451 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi637 – 866 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

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

2.6 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 1 hr 6 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. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nature Trail, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  27. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  28. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  29. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  32. 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-a65d

Trail surface

90% dirt8% paved2% 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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