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Tall Pines Area–Kestrel Viewpoint Loop, 6 sights is a 4.7-mile loop in Walnut Woods Metro Park near The Villages At Winchester, OH. The route passes Kestrel Viewpoint and Tall Pines Area. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 751 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.83783, -82.85652
Nearest town The Villages At Winchester, OH

Directions

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Tall Pines Area–Kestrel Viewpoint Loop, 6 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 726–752 ft

Loop · Walnut Woods Metro Park

Trailhead: 39.83783, -82.85652

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Kestrel Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftPass Kestrel Viewpoint.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left onto Monarch Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miBear right onto Sweetgum Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.9 miPass Tall Pines Area.
  9. 350 ftTurn left onto Pin Oak Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Sweetgum Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.7 miSharp right onto Monarch Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

52% paved42% grass6% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 2 min before dark.

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