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Madison County Fairgrounds

Picardy Pond & Normandy Pond

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Picardy Pond & Normandy Pond is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Madison County Fairgrounds near Amherst Meadows, OH. The route passes Normandy Pond before reaching Picardy Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,040 – 1,060 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.90282, -83.43166
Nearest town Amherst Meadows, OH
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Picardy Pond & Normandy Pond

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 1,039–1,059 ft

Out & Back · Madison County Fairgrounds

Trailhead: 39.90282, -83.43166

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 1.4 miPass Normandy Pond.
  6. 500 ftReach Picardy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 150 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/normandy-pond-normandy-pond-out-back-4-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 8:06 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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