Cedar Lake–North Woods Pond, 7 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Carriage Hill MetroPark near Sulphur Grove, OH. The route passes North Woods Pond before reaching Cedar Lake at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cedar Lake–North Woods Pond, 7 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 876–967 ft
Out & Back · Carriage Hill MetroPark
Trailhead: 39.87952, -84.09427
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 8:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Red Bridle Trail, heading E.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Yellow Loop, heading NW.
- 0.6 miPass North Woods Pond.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Green Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Cedar Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Yellow Loop, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 2.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 8:10 PM for the 8:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Red Bridle Trail & Red Trail Loop 4.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- North Woods Pond–Orange Trail Loop, 6 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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