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Madison County Fairgrounds

Picardy Pond & Normandy Pond

5.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Picardy Pond & Normandy Pond is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Madison County Fairgrounds near Elmhurst, OH. The route passes Normandy Pond and Picardy Pond before reaching Picardy Pond at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,047 – 1,060 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.89728, -83.44361
Nearest town Elmhurst, OH
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Picardy Pond & Normandy Pond

5.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 1,047–1,059 ft

Out & Back · Madison County Fairgrounds

Trailhead: 39.89728, -83.44361

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 1.3 miPass Normandy Pond.
  5. 50 ftPass Picardy Pond.
  6. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miReach Picardy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/picardy-pond-normandy-pond-out-back-4-lakes-9-km-5a36

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:57 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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