Last weekend after hiking at Wildcat Hollow, we drove over to have a look at Monroe Outlook. Monroe Outlook is a scenic overlook providing a large hill-top panoramic view of the area. The site was developed by Wayne National Forest, Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources, Little Cities of the Forest Collaboration, and Miller High School.
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The parking area is a small gravel parking lot with an informational kiosk off of Irish Ridge Road. Its about a 5 minute drive from the Wildcat Hollow trail-head. The trail-head for Monroe Outlook is about 50 yards south of the parking area (to the left when facing the kiosk), shortly past the intersecting road. The trail is a short quarter mile trail that leads from the road up to a hill-top. There are further informational displays along the path and on the hill-top.
The hill-top features two benches and a scenic view of the surrounding area. Although we drove from the Wildcat Hollow trail-head, people hiking the lower loop of the Wildcat Hollow trail could do a side trip to Monroe Outlook leaving the loop at the point where the lower loop trail intersects the Irish Ridge Road.
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Below is a 40-second video showing the view from Monroe Outlook.
Additional information
- USDA Forest Service: Monroe Outlook Web Page
- USDA Forest Service: Monroe Outlook Brochure (PDF)
- USDA Forest Service: Wildcat Hollow Trail Map (PDF)
- TrekOhio: Perry County Parks & Preserves
- TrekOhio: Athens County Parks & Preserves
Location
- Address (guesstimate by Google based on GPS Coordinates): 7946 Irish Ridge Road Southeast, Glouster, Ohio 45732
- GPS Coordinates: 39.590626, -82.054943
- Google Maps: View on map or get directions
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