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Ottawa Park

Walden Pond–Scott Park Pond, 3 lakes

5.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr

Walden Pond–Scott Park Pond, 3 lakes is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Ottawa Park near Vulcan, OH. The route passes Walden Pond and Scott Park Pond. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi581 – 620 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Univeristy Hills Sidepath 41.66488, -83.60862
Nearest town Vulcan, OH
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Walden Pond–Scott Park Pond, 3 lakes

5.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 579–621 ft

Out & Back · Ottawa Park

Trailhead: Univeristy Hills Sidepath · 41.66488, -83.60862

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

Transit-accessible: University of Toledo Bus stop stop 294 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Chessie Circle Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Robert Brundage Bike Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Ottowa Trails, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miPass Walden Pond.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Overland Trail, heading S.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Parkside Sidepath, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.9 miPass Scott Park Pond.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Hill Sidepath, heading SE.
  12. 250 ftReach Walden Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 250 ftTurn right onto Parkside Sidepath, heading S.
  14. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Overland Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ottowa Trails, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miBear left onto Robert Brundage Bike Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Chessie Circle Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.2 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/walden-pond-scott-park-pond-out-back-5-lakes-9-km

Trail surface

68% paved32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: University of Toledo Bus stop stop 294 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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