Observation Tower via Hiking Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Grodis Corner, OH. The route reaches Observation Tower. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Observation Tower via Hiking Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 571–582 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.60806, -83.20924
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 3.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftPass Observation Tower.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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