AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Alum Creek Trail

2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min

Alum Creek Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Shepard, OH. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi758 – 801 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.98769, -82.95007
Nearest town Shepard, OH
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Alum Creek Trail

2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min

Elevation 758–802 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.98769, -82.95007

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 83°F / low 73° · precip 30% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Transit-accessible: Brentnell Ave & Leonard Ave stop 37 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Alum Creek Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miReach Alum Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miArrive 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-trail-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 83°F73°
Precip30%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity89%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 7% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 13% rain12 PM: 24% rain1 PM: 30% rain2 PM: 24% rain3 PM: 12% rain4 PM: 11% rain5 PM: 12% rain6 PM: 6% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 4% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Sat 82°70° 53%
Sun 78°61°
Mon 81°60°
Tue 89°64°
Wed 91°72° 30%
Thu 77°64° 30%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Brentnell Ave & Leonard Ave stop 37 m from the trailhead

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