Clermont County High Point Trip Report
two areas on the county line (975+ ft)
Date: June 22, 2002
Author: Bob Schwab
From the intersection of Route 133 and Route 28 in Blanchester, go south and southwest on Route 133 for
3 miles to County Road 34. Turn left on Road 34 and drive southeast for 0.15 mile to the intersection of
Lucas Road and Main Street in the tiny settlement of Woodville. Continue southeast straight across the
intersection for another 1.35 miles on Lucas Road to the intersection with No. 9 Road (Garner Road per DeLorme).
As you continue southeast on Lucas Road, note the beautiful house on a slight rise to your right.
This is the property of Arlene Day and her husband. Arlene is a realtor, but she was not aware that the
county line cuts diagonally through her front lawn. All the buildings (including the barns)
are in Clermont County, but a spot in her front lawn represents the 975 foot contour line of area 1,
which intrudes from across the street in adjacent Brown County. Mrs. Day had a hard time believing me,
given that the pavement change for the county line is about 0.1 mile further down the road to the southeast.
I have subsequently checked the latest county census maps to verify that the line has not been changed;
it is correctly located on the topozone map.
The second area can be visited by returning to the intersection of No. 9 Road and Lucas Road.
Turn northeast on No. 9 Road (Garner Road per DeLorme) and drive for almost 0.5 mile to the intersection with
Goodwin Road. Turn left and proceed northwest on Goodwin Road for about 0.25 mile. Find a place to
park along the edge of the road just beyond a long driveway to the right. Hike west (use your compass) into
a large bean field, staying on the highest "ridge" you can perceive. You are actually starting on a higher
(980-foot) contour in Brown County, and trending downward slightly to the point where the Clermont
County line cuts across the field. I used my GPS to help me estimate where the county line is located.
Given the way the field tilts, I am sure that the highest spot in the county is in this field,
right on the county line. Walk around a fair bit to be sure you've got everything covered.