Mount Pleasant Hiking Trail
- 0.5 mi
- one way
- 199 ft
- climb
- 1,090 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Mount Pleasant Hiking Trail is a short, point-to-point route in Rising Park, a city-managed park in Ohio. The trail is 0.45 miles long, and it rises from about 1,042 feet to 1,090 feet, with a total elevation gain of 199 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.26 miles, where the grade reaches 17 percent. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Lancaster, Ohio, show May highs around 74°F and September highs around 78°F, with September also seeing the fewest wet days of the year. The trail makes an easy addition to a day spent exploring the park. Junkyard Wall, a climbing area, is about 0.7 miles away, and Quarry Trail and Woodland Trail are each about 0.8 miles off. Flat Rocks, another climbing area, is also about 0.8 miles away.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Mount Pleasant Hiking Trail
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
37° / 22°
10 wet
Feb
41° / 24°
10 wet
Mar
52° / 32°
11 wet
Apr
65° / 41°
11 wet
May
74° / 52°
12 wet
Jun
82° / 61°
10 wet
Jul
85° / 65°
10 wet
Aug
84° / 63°
9 wet
Sep
78° / 55°
8 wet
Oct
66° / 44°
9 wet
Nov
53° / 34°
9 wet
Dec
42° / 27°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lancaster, OH, 0.9 mi away at 827 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Route details
- Distance
- 0.5 mi
- Climbing
- About 199 ft
- Summit
- 1,094 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- About 0.5 hours
Questions about this route
How long is the Mount Pleasant Hiking Trail on Mount Pleasant?
About 0.5 mi.
How much elevation gain is on the Mount Pleasant Hiking Trail?
About 199 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Mount Pleasant Hiking Trail?
It is rated easy.
How long does the Mount Pleasant Hiking Trail take?
About 0.5 hours round trip.
Conditions and forecast on Mount Pleasant
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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