Greenlawn Avenue Low Head Reservoir & Scioto Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 51 min

Greenlawn Avenue Low Head Reservoir & Scioto Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Scioto Audubon Metro Park near Columbus, OH. The route reaches Greenlawn Avenue Low Head Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi702 – 755 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Scioto Trail 39.94056, -82.99794

Nearest town Columbus, OH

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Greenlawn Avenue Low Head Reservoir & Scioto Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 51 min

Elevation 701–753 ft

Out & Back · Scioto Audubon Metro Park

Trailhead: Scioto Trail · 39.94056, -82.99794

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 88°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: S High St & Stewart Ave stop 183 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

Start on Scioto Trail, heading N.
0.5 miPass Greenlawn Avenue Low Head Reservoir.
0.8 miReach Greenlawn Avenue Low Head Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Partly cloudy88°F58°

Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity69%

Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)

Hourly temperature

90°55°

6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM8:45 PM

Wed 90°70° 34%

Thu 87°69° 38%

Fri 88°68° 59%

Sat 86°68° 46%

Sun 92°69° 16%

Mon 88°71° 31%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 8:09 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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