Visconti Pond & Rheims Pond

5.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Visconti Pond & Rheims Pond is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Ravines At Quail Creek, OH. The route passes Visconti Pond before reaching Rheims Pond at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi774 – 830 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.84139, -83.06325
Nearest town Ravines At Quail Creek, OH

Directions

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Visconti Pond & Rheims Pond

5.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 776–830 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.84139, -83.06325

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miPass Visconti Pond.
  9. 50 ftPass Rheims Pond.
  10. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 450 ftReach Visconti Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

60% paved40% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 85°F58°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:45 PM
Wed 89°70° 34%
Thu 86°68° 37%
Fri 87°67° 59%
Sat 85°67° 47%
Sun 91°69° 15%
Mon 87°71° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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