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Ottawa Park

Walden Pond–Jermain Trail Access, 4 sights

4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Walden Pond–Jermain Trail Access, 4 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Ottawa Park near Vulcan, OH. The route reaches Walden Pond. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi574 – 617 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Parkside Sidepath 41.65805, -83.59486
Nearest town Vulcan, OH
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Walden Pond–Jermain Trail Access, 4 sights

4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 575–616 ft

Out & Back · Ottawa Park

Trailhead: Parkside Sidepath · 41.65805, -83.59486

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 66°F / low 59° · precip 90% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Parkside Sidepath, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Overland Trail, heading N.
  5. 150 ftPass Walden Pond.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right onto Ottowa Trails, heading NW.
  7. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Jermain Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Jermain Trail Access, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miReach Walden Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.9 miTurn right onto Jermain Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Ottowa Trails, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Overland Trail, heading SW.
  21. 200 ftContinue straight onto Parkside Sidepath, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/walden-pond-walden-pond-out-back-5-sights-6-km

Trail surface

18% paved82% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 66°F59°
Precip90%Wind8 mphUV1Humidity89%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 13% rain1 AM: 34% rain2 AM: 39% rain3 AM: 23% rain4 AM: 20% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 22% rain9 AM: 72% rain10 AM: 79% rain11 AM: 80% rain12 PM: 90% rain1 PM: 69% rain2 PM: 27% rain3 PM: 16% rain4 PM: 11% rain5 PM: 8% rain6 PM: 30% rain7 PM: 50% rain8 PM: 59% rain9 PM: 34% rain10 PM: 27% rain11 PM: 21% rain
Sunrise 7:20 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:37 PM
Mon 63°56°
Tue 63°53°
Wed 61°58° 33%
Thu 68°56° 15%
Fri 68°52°
Sat 71°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 6 min before dark.

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