Wernli Community Fishing & Rec Pond
4.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Wernli Community Fishing & Rec Pond is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Shawnee Hills, OH. The route reaches Wernli Community Fishing & Rec Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wernli Community Fishing & Rec Pond
4.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 932–991 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.13664, -83.14995
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 80°F / low 69° · precip 55% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach Wernli Community Fishing & Rec Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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