# Mentor Marsh Guided Nature Hike: Fall Hike on the Zimmerman Trail

> Event for families in the Cleveland area (OH). Times are Eastern Time.

- When: Sun, Nov 1 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
- Where: Carol H. Sweet Nature Center, Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve, 5185 Corduroy Road, Mentor, OH 44060
- Ages: Family-friendly; moderate intensity depending on weather
- Price: Free; registration requested
- Status: Ended (last date Sun, Nov 1).
- Organizer: Cleveland Museum of Natural History / Mentor Marsh
- Official page: https://www.cmnh.org/explore/calendar/2026/11/01/mentor-marsh-guided-nature-hike-fall-hike-on-the-zimmerman-trail
- Last checked: Wed, Oct 28

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## About

A Museum naturalist leads a family-friendly, roughly four-mile out-and-back hike along the east side of Mentor Marsh and the north rim. Families can look for fall foliage and migrating waterfowl, learn about marsh restoration and follow the blue-blazed Zimmerman Trail section of the Buckeye Trail.

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