Oak Park
Schneider Pond & Middle Branch Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Schneider Pond & Middle Branch Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Oak Park near Willow Brook Heights, OH. The route passes Schneider Pond and Schneider Pond. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Schneider Pond & Middle Branch Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 1,042–1,117 ft
Out & Back · Oak Park
Trailhead: Middle Branch Trail · 40.86655, -81.35049
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Middle Branch Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Schneider Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Schneider Pond.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 2.3 miReach Schneider Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:19 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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