Visconti Pond & Rheims Pond

5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Visconti Pond & Rheims Pond is a 5-mile out-and-back near Landings At Quail Creek, OH. The route passes Visconti Pond before reaching Rheims Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 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 – 840 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.83970, -83.08459
Nearest town Landings At Quail Creek, OH

Directions

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Visconti Pond & Rheims Pond

5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 776–839 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.83970, -83.08459

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 1.1 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. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 450 ftReach Visconti Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  21. 50 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

73% paved27% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 85°F58°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity66%
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 88°70° 34%
Thu 86°68° 36%
Fri 86°66° 59%
Sat 85°67° 46%
Sun 91°69° 15%
Mon 86°71° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:51 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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