Shale Hollow Park

Great Horned Owl Trail & Overlook Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 44 min

Great Horned Owl Trail & Overlook Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Shale Hollow Park near Olentangy Falls, OH. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi853 – 929 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.21443, -83.05022
Nearest town Olentangy Falls, OH

Directions

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Great Horned Owl Trail & Overlook Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 44 min

Elevation 853–930 ft

Out & Back · Shale Hollow Park

Trailhead: 40.21443, -83.05022

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start on Overlook Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftBear right onto Great Horned Owl Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftReach Overlook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading S.
  7. 1 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

46% paved29% gravel23% dirt2% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 8:16 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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