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 Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 86°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Kestrel Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Kestrel Viewpoint.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Monarch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Sweetgum Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miPass Tall Pines Area.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Pin Oak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Sweetgum Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Monarch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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
Mostly clearTemperature 86°F57°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:43 PM
Wed
89°69°
34%
Thu
88°69°
37%
Fri
89°68°
60%
Sat
86°68°
43%
Sun
93°69°
15%
Mon
89°71°
30%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 8:06 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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