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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Great Horned Owl Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Overlook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Great Horned Owl Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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