Alum Creek Lake & Alum Creek Phase 1
1.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 37 min
Alum Creek Lake & Alum Creek Phase 1 is a 1.8-mile out-and-back in Alum Creek State Park near Sheffield Park, OH. The route reaches Alum Creek Lake. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Alum Creek Lake & Alum Creek Phase 1
1.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 37 min
Elevation 891–925 ft
Out & Back · Alum Creek State Park
Trailhead: Alum Creek Beginner Loop · 40.19915, -82.93788
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 8:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Alum Creek Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Alum Creek Phase 1, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Alum Creek Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:14 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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