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Spirit Rock via Lester A. Lefton Esplanade

1.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 31 min

Spirit Rock via Lester A. Lefton Esplanade is a 1.4-mile out-and-back near Kent, OH. The route reaches Spirit Rock at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,109 – 1,181 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.15069, -81.33935
Nearest town Kent, OH
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Spirit Rock via Lester A. Lefton Esplanade

1.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 31 min

Elevation 1,110–1,181 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.15069, -81.33935

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Newman Center stop 154 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Senior Walk, heading W.
  10. 350 ftSharp right onto Lester A. Lefton Esplanade, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 100 ftReach Spirit Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miSharp left onto Senior Walk, heading NE.
  17. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 300 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  25. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/spirit-rock-spirit-rock-out-back-2-km-1e94

Trail surface

83% paved13% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Newman Center stop 154 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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