AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cascade Park

Nicholson Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 40 min

Nicholson Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Cascade Park near Hudson, OH. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi997 – 1,070 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.23276, -81.45336
Nearest town Hudson, OH
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Nicholson Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 40 min

Elevation 997–1,069 ft

Out & Back · Cascade Park

Trailhead: 41.23276, -81.45336

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Nicholson Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miReach Nicholson Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 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/nicholson-trail-out-back-3-km-a1a7

Trail surface

91% gravel9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Hudson, Ohio