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Cedar Lake–North Woods Pond, 4 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Carriage Hill MetroPark near Sulphur Grove, OH. The route passes Cedar Lake and North Woods Pond. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 961 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Orange and Yellow Trails 39.87325, -84.08868
Nearest town Sulphur Grove, OH

Directions

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Cedar Lake–North Woods Pond, 4 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 54 min

Elevation 915–963 ft

Out & Back · Carriage Hill MetroPark

Trailhead: Orange and Yellow Trails · 39.87325, -84.08868

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 8:48 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Orange and Yellow Trails, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Cedar Lake.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftPass North Woods Pond.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miReach Cedar Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Orange and Yellow Trails, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 8:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 8:08 PM for the 8:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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