Directions
Wildflower Tour at Lake Katharine
April 25, 10 a.m.
1703 Lake Katharine Road, Jackson, Ohio 45640
From points north (Columbus, Akron, and Cleveland):
- I-71 South
- Exit 101 and merge onto I-270 East for 2.7 miles
- Exit 52 and merge onto S High St/Portsmouth Columbus Rd/US-23 to Circleville
- Continue on US-23 South for 39.9 miles
- Left onto US-35 East/US-50 East
- Continue on US-35 East for 19.2 miles
- Turn right on Erwin Hollow Rd for 3.4 miles
- Left on McCune Cemetery Rd for 0.5 miles
- Left on Valley Chapel Rd/VL Chapel Rd for 2 miles
- Left on Beaver Pike (County Road 76 or State Street) for 0.8 miles
- Left on Lake Katharine Road (County Road 85)
- Follow OEC directional arrows to parking/meeting area
From points south:
- I-71 North approximately 67.4 miles to Exit 69: OH 41/OH-734
- Turn left on OH-41/OH-734/State Road 41 NW towards S Solon/Jeffersonville for .3 miles
- Turn left onto I-71 South
- Take Exit 65: US-35 towards Xenia
- Turn left on US-435/US-35 NW/US Route 35 and take ramp onto US-35 East for 61.6 miles
- Right on Erwin Hollow Rd for 3.4 miles
- Left on McCune Cemetery Rd for 0.5 miles
- Left on Valley Chapel Rd/VL Chapel Rd for 2 miles
- Left on Beaver Pike (County Road 76 or State Street) for 0.8 miles
- Left on Lake Katharine Road (County Road 85)
- Follow OEC directional arrows to parking/meeting area
Wading in Little Darby Creek
June 6, 10 a.m.
Fishing access on Gardner Road, Galloway, Ohio 43119
From points north (Columbus, Akron, and Cleveland):
- I-71 South
- Exit 109A: I-670 West for 5.4 miles
- Merge onto I-70 West for 9.8 miles
- Exit 85: OH-142/Plain City – Georgesville Rd
- Left on OH-142/Plain City-Georgesville Rd NE/State Route 142 NE for
- Continue to follow Plain City-Georgesville Rd NE for approximately 5 miles
- Continue on Gardner Rd
- Follow OEC directional arrows to meeting area
From points south:
- I-71 North
- Exit 94: US-62/OH-3 toward Grove City/Harrisburg
- Right on Harrisburg Pike/OH-3/State Route 3/US-62 for 1.4 miles
- Left on London Groveport Rd (OH-665) for 3.5 miles
- Right Norton Rd for 0.9 miles
- Left on Lukens Rd for 1.6 miles
- Slight right at split on Kropp Rd for 0.7 miles
- Continue on Darby Creek Rd for 0.7 miles
- Left on Alkire Rd for 0.8 miles
- Right on Gardner Rd
- Follow OEC directional arrows to meeting area
From points west:
- I-70 East
- Exit 85: OH-142/Plain City – Georgesville Rd
- Turn right on OH-142/Plain City-Georgesville Rd NE/State Route 142 NE
- Continue to follow Plain City-Georgesville Rd NE for approximately 5 miles
- Continue on Gardner Rd
- Follow OEC directional arrows to meeting area
From points east:
- I-70 West
- Exit 85: OH-142/Plain City – Georgesville Rd
- Left on OH-142/Plain City-Georgesville Rd NE/State Route 142 NE
- Continue to follow Plain City-Georgesville Rd NE for approximately 5 miles
- Continue on Gardner Rd
- Follow OEC directional arrows to meeting area
Tallgrass Prairie Tour
July 25, 10:30 a.m.
6021 Mt. Gilead Road, Fredericktown, Ohio 43019
Directions from Columbus and points south:
- I-71 North
- Exit 151 towards Fredericktown
- Right on State Route 95 for 4.8 miles
- Enter gravel driveway on the left – look for OEC directional arrows
Directions from Cleveland and points north:
- I-71 South
- Exit 151 towards Fredericktown
- Left on State Route 95 for 4.8 miles
- Enter gravel driveway on the left – look for OEC directional arrows
Canoe Float at Old Woman's Creek
August 8, 10 a.m.
2514 Cleveland Rd East (St. Rt. 6), Huron, Ohio 44839
Directions from Columbus and points south:
- I-71 North
- Exit 186 toward Ashland
- Left on US-250 E for 1.7 miles
- Right and merge onto US-250/US-42 for 1 mile
- Left on US-250 for 2.2 miles
- Right on Cottage St/OH-60/US-250. Continue to follow US-250 for 16.7 miles
- Left on OH-162/State Route 162 E. Continue to follow OH-162 for 1 mile
- Continue on OH-13/Us-250 for 12.4 miles
- Left on Milan Ave/OH-13/US-250. Continue to follow US-250 for 10.9 miles
- Right to merge onto OH-2 East toward Cleveland for 3.2 miles
- Continue on US-6 E for 0.8 miles
- Exit onto US-6 toward Huron for 3.7 miles
- Look for OEC directional arrows
From Cleveland and points east:
- I-90 West
- Right on OH-2 West toward Lorain/OH-58/OH-2/Sandusky for 19.3 miles
- OH-61 exit toward Berlin Heights for 0.2 miles
- Right on Ceylon Rd/OH-61 toward Huron for 0.6 miles
- Left on Cleveland Rd E/US-6 for 1.3 miles
- Look for OEC directional arrows
From Toledo and points west:
- I-80 East/I-90 East (Partial toll road)
- Exit 110: OH-4
- Left on Columbus-Sandusky Rd/S Hayes Ave/OH-4/State Route 4 toward Sandusky/Cedar Point
- Continue to follow Hayes Ave/OH-4 for 4.4 miles
- Right to merge onto OH-2 East and follow for 7.1 miles
- Continue on US-6 toward Huron for 4.5 miles
- Look for OEC directional arrows
Headlands Tour with Lunch
September 12, 10 a.m.
Limited to OEC's Legacy Club & Capitol Club members.
9601 Headlands Road, Mentor, Ohio 44060 – Parking Lot 1
From Columbus and points south:
- I-71 North
- I-90 East for 14.2 miles
- OH-2 East for 13.1 miles
- Take the exit toward Grand River for 0.2 miles
- Left on Heisley Rd/OH-44 and follow for 2.7 miles
- Left on Headlands Rd
- Follow OEC directional arrows and Park signs to Parking Lot 1
From Cleveland and points west:
- I-90 East
- OH-2 East
- Take the exit toward Grand River for 0.2 miles
- Left on Heisley Rd/OH-44 and follow for 2.7 miles
- Left on Headlands Rd
- Follow OEC directional arrows and Park signs to Parking Lot 1
From Akron:
- OH-59 North/OH-8 North
- Continue on OH-8 North
- I-271 North via the ramp to I-90
- Take the exit to I-90 West toward Cleveland for 3.4 miles
- Exit 185: OH-2 East toward Painesville and follow for 12.9 miles
- Take the exit toward Grand River for 0.2 miles
- Left on Heisley Rd/OH-44 and follow for 2.7 miles
- Left on Headlands Rd
- Follow OEC directional arrows and Park signs to Parking Lot 1
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