ML "Red" Trabue Nature Reserve

Red Trabue Walking Path

8.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Red Trabue Walking Path is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in ML "Red" Trabue Nature Reserve near Shawnee Hills, OH. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 922 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13395, -83.12489
Nearest town Shawnee Hills, OH

Directions

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Red Trabue Walking Path

8.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Elevation 866–924 ft

Out & Back · ML "Red" Trabue Nature Reserve

Trailhead: 40.13395, -83.12489

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 200 ftBear right onto Red Trabue Walking Path, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  23. 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  24. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

87% paved4% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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