Wildlife pond & Purple Trail via Yellow Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Wildlife pond & Purple Trail via Yellow Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Germantown MetroPark near Farmersville, OH. The route passes Wildlife pond before reaching wildlife pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 292 ft. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Wildlife pond & Purple Trail via Yellow Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 751–898 ft
Out & Back · Germantown MetroPark
Trailhead: Purple Trail · 39.65750, -84.42815
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 8:49 PM
- Start on Purple Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Wildlife pond.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass wildlife pond.
- 50 ftReach Wildlife pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Purple Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 8:14 PM for the 8:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM — 2 min before dark.
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More from Purple Trail Trailhead
- Orange Trail & Purple Trail Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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