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Alum Creek State Park

Alum Creek Lake & Alum Creek Beach via Beechnut Trail

1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 21 min

Alum Creek Lake & Alum Creek Beach via Beechnut Trail is a 1-mile out-and-back in Alum Creek State Park near Woodstone, OH. The route passes Alum Creek Beach and Alum Creek Lake before reaching Alum Creek Beach at the turnaround, 0.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 922 ft1.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Beechnut Trail 40.18620, -82.97545
Nearest town Woodstone, OH
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Alum Creek Lake & Alum Creek Beach via Beechnut Trail

1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 21 min

Elevation 888–922 ft

Out & Back · Alum Creek State Park

Trailhead: Beechnut Trail · 40.18620, -82.97545

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 8:44 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Beechnut Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miPass Alum Creek Beach.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Bluebird Trail, heading E.
  4. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miPass Alum Creek Lake.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  7. 500 ftPass Alum Creek Beach.
  8. 0.1 miReach Alum Creek Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beechnut Trail, heading W.
  12. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/alum-creek-lake-alum-creek-beach-out-back-3-beaches-2-km

Trail surface

30% gravel16% dirt54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 8:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 8:21 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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