Scioto Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Scioto Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Grandview Heights, OH. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Scioto Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 703–732 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.97136, -83.04575
Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 87°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Scioto Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 8:15 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Olentangy Trail via Scioto Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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