Veterans Park

Schneider Pond via Middle Branch Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Schneider Pond via Middle Branch Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Veterans Park near Willow Brook Heights, OH. The route reaches Schneider Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,063 – 1,093 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.85098, -81.35458
Nearest town Willow Brook Heights, OH

Directions

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Schneider Pond via Middle Branch Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Elevation 1,063–1,094 ft

Out & Back · Veterans Park

Trailhead: 40.85098, -81.35458

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Middle Branch Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miReach Schneider Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

88% gravel12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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