Cincinnati Nature Center: Long Branch Farm & Trails
Salamander Viewpoint–McCarthy Pond, 4 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 40 min
Salamander Viewpoint–McCarthy Pond, 4 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Cincinnati Nature Center: Long Branch Farm & Trails near Springvale, OH. The route passes McCarthy Pond and Salamander Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Salamander Viewpoint–McCarthy Pond, 4 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 40 min
Elevation 732–811 ft
Out & Back · Cincinnati Nature Center: Long Branch Farm & Trails
Trailhead: 39.24214, -84.19692
Weather Sep 20: Rain showers, high 84°F / low 70° · precip 44% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:39 PM
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- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass McCarthy Pond.
- 50 ftBear left onto Barred Owl Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Salamander Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Firefly Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Salamander Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Firefly Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Salamander Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miPass Salamander Viewpoint.
- 500 ftBear right onto Barred Owl Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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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More from this trailhead
- McCarthy Pond & Beaver Trail 2 mi · ▲ 90 ft
- McCarthy Pond–Firefly Trail, 4 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 29 ft
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