Madison County Fairgrounds

Picardy Pond & Normandy Pond

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Picardy Pond & Normandy Pond is a 4-mile out-and-back in Madison County Fairgrounds near Sheffield Commons, OH. The route passes Normandy Pond and Picardy Pond before reaching Picardy Pond at the turnaround, 2 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 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.89748, -83.43884
Nearest town Sheffield Commons, OH

Directions

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Picardy Pond & Normandy Pond

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 1,047–1,059 ft

Out & Back · Madison County Fairgrounds

Trailhead: 39.89748, -83.43884

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 1.4 miPass Normandy Pond.
  5. 50 ftPass Picardy Pond.
  6. 250 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 SW.
  9. 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 8:16 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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