Tall Pines Area–Kestrel Viewpoint, 6 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back 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 ft5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.84246, -82.85207
Nearest town The Villages At Winchester, OH
Directions
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Tall Pines Area–Kestrel Viewpoint, 6 sights
5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 726–752 ft
Out & Back · Walnut Woods Metro Park
Trailhead: 39.84246, -82.85207
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 87°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:43 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Kestrel Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Kestrel Viewpoint.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Monarch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Sweetgum Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miPass Tall Pines Area.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Pin Oak Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Sweetgum Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Monarch Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
51% paved39% grass10% gravel
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 87°F57°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity83%
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°
35%
Thu
88°69°
37%
Fri
90°70°
61%
Sat
87°70°
43%
Sun
89°69°
15%
Mon
93°73°
30%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 8:04 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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