Walnut Woods Metro Park

Tall Pines Area–Monarch Trail, 4 sights

7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Tall Pines Area–Monarch Trail, 4 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in Walnut Woods Metro Park near Greensview Villas, OH. The route reaches 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 – 755 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.82885, -82.85760
Nearest town Greensview Villas, OH

Directions

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Tall Pines Area–Monarch Trail, 4 sights

7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 726–754 ft

Out & Back · Walnut Woods Metro Park

Trailhead: 39.82885, -82.85760

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 87°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto Kestrel Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Monarch Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto Sweetgum Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.9 miPass Tall Pines Area.
  8. 250 ftTurn left onto Pin Oak Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Sweetgum Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miSharp right onto Monarch Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

56% grass41% paved3% gravel

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 87°F58°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity73%
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°70° 34%
Thu 87°68° 37%
Fri 88°67° 60%
Sat 84°67° 43%
Sun 91°69° 15%
Mon 87°70° 30%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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