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Camp Tuscazoar Preserve

Rattlesnake Sunset Point–Dover Lake, 4 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 362 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Rattlesnake Sunset Point–Dover Lake, 4 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Camp Tuscazoar Preserve near Zoarville, OH. The route passes Dover Lake before reaching Rattlesnake Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 362 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 1,221 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Zoarville Road Northeast 40.57939, -81.39277
Nearest town Zoarville, OH
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Rattlesnake Sunset Point–Dover Lake, 4 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 362 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 871–1,220 ft

Out & Back · Camp Tuscazoar Preserve

Trailhead: Old Zoarville Road Northeast · 40.57939, -81.39277

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

  1. Start on Old Zoarville Road Northeast, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Zoar Valley Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miPass Dover Lake.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Multi Use, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right onto Icky's Hike, heading E.
  8. 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
  9. 100 ftBear right onto Zoarite Mine, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Multi Use, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Zoarite Mine, heading S.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Multi Use, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftBear right onto Zoarite Mine, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Iron Mine and Wall, heading SW.
  15. 250 ftContinue straight onto Zoarite Mine, heading SW.
  16. 400 ftContinue straight onto Multi Use, heading W.
  17. 300 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miReach Rattlesnake Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Zoarite Mine, heading NE.
  20. 400 ftContinue straight onto Iron Mine and Wall, heading NE.
  21. 250 ftContinue straight onto Zoarite Mine, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miBear left onto Multi Use, heading N.
  23. 100 ftContinue straight onto Zoarite Mine, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Multi Use, heading NW.
  25. 150 ftContinue straight onto Zoarite Mine, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftSharp right onto Icky's Hike, heading NE.
  28. 250 ftSharp left onto Multi Use, heading E.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Zoar Valley Trail, heading NW.
  32. 1.5 miTurn left onto Old Zoarville Road Northeast, heading NE.
  33. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rattlesnake-sunset-point-dover-lake-out-back-5-sights-8-km-9d52

Trail surface

21% gravel9% dirt1% boardwalk69% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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