Shale Hollow Park

Overlook Trail via Great Horned Owl Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 49 min

Overlook Trail via Great Horned Owl Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Shale Hollow Park near Olentangy Crossings, OH. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi853 – 919 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.19921, -83.03092
Nearest town Olentangy Crossings, OH

Directions

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Overlook Trail via Great Horned Owl Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 49 min

Elevation 853–919 ft

Out & Back · Shale Hollow Park

Trailhead: 40.19921, -83.03092

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:44 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Great Horned Owl Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 100 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miReach Overlook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Great Horned Owl Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

41% paved35% gravel22% dirt2% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:55 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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