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Sand Run Metro Park

Seneca Pond–Echo Pond, 6 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Seneca Pond–Echo Pond, 6 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Sand Run Metro Park near Cranmer, OH. The route passes Seneca Pond before reaching Echo Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 397 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi758 – 978 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Parcours Trail 41.12767, -81.54609
Nearest town Cranmer, OH
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Seneca Pond–Echo Pond, 6 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 759–979 ft

Out & Back · Sand Run Metro Park

Trailhead: Parcours Trail · 41.12767, -81.54609

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Parcours Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Parkway Jogging Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Dogwood Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Parkway Jogging Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dogwood Trail, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Parkway Jogging Trail, heading NW.
  7. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 450 ftTurn left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading NW.
  9. 200 ftSharp right onto Nuthatch Trail Connector, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nuthatch / Seneca Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miPass Echo Pond.
  12. 350 ftReach Seneca Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Nuthatch Trail Connector, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading N.
  15. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 450 ftBear left onto Parkway Jogging Trail, heading E.
  17. 450 ftContinue straight onto Dogwood Trail, heading E.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Parkway Jogging Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dogwood Trail, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Parkway Jogging Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.8 miTurn right onto Parcours Trail, heading SE.
  22. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/seneca-pond-seneca-pond-out-back-7-sights-8-km-eb66

Trail surface

56% dirt40% gravel1% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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