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Blendon Woods Metro Park

Thoreau Pond & Brookside Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 47 min

Thoreau Pond & Brookside Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Blendon Woods Metro Park near Pinhook, OH. The route reaches Thoreau Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 965 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Brookside Trail 40.07548, -82.88224
Nearest town Pinhook, OH
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Thoreau Pond & Brookside Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 47 min

Elevation 856–964 ft

Out & Back · Blendon Woods Metro Park

Trailhead: Brookside Trail · 40.07548, -82.88224

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 8:44 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Brookside Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lake Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miReach Thoreau Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left onto Brookside Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/thoreau-pond-out-back-4-km-763d

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 8:44 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Pinhook, Ohio