Girdled Road Reservation
Girdled Road Reservation is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 273 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascade Falls, a park 0.7 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 6.2 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lake Metroparks
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
- 27.3 mi off the Ohio & Erie Canalway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 9 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 9 mi
- River Overlook · 12 mi
- Cleveland Script Sign - Euclid Beach · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cascade Falls: 0.7 mi
- Hidden Lake: 2.4 mi
- Hidden Lake Metropark: 3.0 mi
- Concord Woods Nature Park: 3.2 mi
- Hell Hollow Wilderness Area: 3.7 mi
- Whitlam Woods: 2.0 mi
- Jordan Creek Park: 2.2 mi
- Big Creek at Liberty Hollow: 2.7 mi
- Hemlock Ridge: 3.2 mi
- Big Creek Park: 3.4 mi
- Railroad History Mural: 5.8 mi
- 18′ Short: 15.3 mi
- "Jansons" Painted Sign: 16.7 mi
- Chew Mail Pouch Tobbacco Mural: 16.7 mi
- The Sassy Cat: 19.2 mi
- Charles Martin Hall memorial: 7.0 mi
- Saturn: 7.1 mi
- Corner - Pyramid of Giza: 7.1 mi
- Uranus: 7.2 mi
- Jupiter: 7.2 mi
- Holden Hedge Garden: 7.1 mi
- Euclid Memorial Park Community Garden: 18.3 mi
- Victory Park community garden: 20.0 mi
- Victory Friendship Garden: 20.0 mi
- Beachwood Community Garden: 20.4 mi
- Lake County Historical Society: 4.4 mi
- Perry Historical Museum: 7.3 mi
- Finnish Heritage Museum: 8.3 mi
- Historic Kirtland: 9.6 mi
- Legends Aviation Museum: 11.4 mi
- Baptism Site: 9.5 mi
- Gristmill & Sawmill Site: 9.6 mi
- Joseph Smith's Store: 9.7 mi
- Joseph Smith Home: 9.7 mi
- LDS Stake Center: 9.7 mi
- The Knob: 4.5 mi
- Little Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Ballards Hill: 5.2 mi
- Piersons Knob: 8.2 mi
- Hogback Point: 10.0 mi
- Whitlam Woods: 2.1 mi
- Old River Farm Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Williams Woods Backcountry Kitchen Site: 14.5 mi
- Picnic Area #2 (Pine Grove): 16.9 mi
- Quarry Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park: 8.4 mi
- Timberlake Residents Beach: 13.9 mi
- Punderson Lake Beach: 14.2 mi
- Lake Lucerne Beach: 19.9 mi
- Villa Angela Beach: 20.6 mi
- Paine Falls: 4.4 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 14.7 mi
- Chagrin Falls: 19.2 mi
- Dugway Brook Falls: 22.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 23.9 mi
- South Thompson: 7.1 mi
- Newbury Center: 14.0 mi
- Cobbs Corners: 24.8 mi
- Madison Palisades: 8.8 mi
- Shipwreck Rock: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Girdled Road Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf | SSE 168° | 423 m | 18.4 mi |
| Derthick Hill | S 183° | 409 m | 24.3 mi |
| Portage County high point | S 177° | 408 m | 24.3 mi |
| McConougheys Hill | SSW 200° | 399 m | 18.7 mi |
| Sand Hill | SSW 207° | 381 m | 10.8 mi |
| The Knob | WSW 254° | 378 m | 4.5 mi |
| Ballards Hill | SSE 158° | 377 m | 5.2 mi |
| Little Mountain | WSW 248° | 374 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:21 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:13 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chardon, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1414146105
Day trips start here
- Mentor · 9 mi
- Willoughby · 12 mi
- Burton · 13 mi
- Newbury · 14 mi
- Chagrin Falls · 19 mi
- Beachwood · 21 mi
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