Olentangy Trail via Scioto Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Olentangy Trail via Scioto Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Grandview Heights, OH. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Olentangy Trail via Scioto Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 703–732 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.97136, -83.04575
Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 87°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Scioto Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Olentangy Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miReach Olentangy Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Scioto Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Scioto Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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