Alum Creek State Park

Alum Creek Lake & Park Office Hollenback Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Alum Creek Lake & Park Office Hollenback Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Alum Creek State Park near Hidden Cove, OH. The route reaches Alum Creek Lake. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 922 ft8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Park Office Hollenback Trail 40.21393, -82.97536
Nearest town Hidden Cove, OH

Directions

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Alum Creek Lake & Park Office Hollenback Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 885–923 ft

Out & Back · Alum Creek State Park

Trailhead: Park Office Hollenback Trail · 40.21393, -82.97536

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Park Office Hollenback Trail, heading N.
  2. 3.2 miSharp left onto Rocks and Roots North Loop Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftPass Alum Creek Lake.
  4. 1.2 miTurn left onto Park Office Hollenback Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftReach Alum Creek Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 4.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

73% dirt10% grass17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 8:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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