Ponderosa Trail (B)–Quarry Trail (D), 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 683 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Ponderosa Trail (B)–Quarry Trail (D), 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Airy Forest near Mount Airy Center, OH. It climbs 683 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ponderosa Trail (B)–Quarry Trail (D), 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 683 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 532–839 ft
Out & Back · Mount Airy Forest
Trailhead: Ponderosa Trail (B) · 39.17364, -84.56514
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 8:48 PM
Transit-accessible: Colerain Ave 4784 stop 276 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ponderosa Trail (B), heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Red Oak Trail (C), heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Stone Steps, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ponderosa Trail (B), heading NW.
- 0.9 miReach Ponderosa Trail (B), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Stone Steps, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Oak Trail (C), heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Ponderosa Trail (B), heading NW.
- 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Colerain Ave 4784 stop 276 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Ponderosa Trail (B) Trailhead
- Colerain Trail (A) & Ponderosa Trail (B) 2.8 mi · ▲ 260 ft
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