Monarch Trail via Sweetgum Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Monarch Trail via Sweetgum Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Walnut Woods Metro Park near Greensview Villas, OH. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Monarch Trail via Sweetgum Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 731–754 ft
Out & Back · Walnut Woods Metro Park
Trailhead: 39.82885, -82.85760
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 81°F / low 71° · precip 55% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Kestrel Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Monarch Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Sweetgum Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Monarch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Monarch Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Kestrel Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Buckeye Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Monarch Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Kestrel Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Buckeye Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Kestrel Viewpoint 3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Monarch Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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