AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Alum Creek Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Alum Creek Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Westerville, OH. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi791 – 804 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.11040, -82.93906
Nearest town Westerville, OH
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Alum Creek Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 789–804 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.11040, -82.93906

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 82°F / low 71° · precip 25% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

Transit-accessible: W Schrock Rd & Park Meadow Rd stop 215 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftBear left onto Alum Creek Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 1.4 miReach Alum Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 50 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-trail-out-back-6-km-0f1d

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 82°F71°
Precip25%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity90%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 5% rain9 AM: 6% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 15% rain12 PM: 19% rain1 PM: 25% rain2 PM: 18% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 6% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:01 PM
Sat 82°69° 56%
Sun 75°61°
Mon 80°58°
Tue 87°63°
Wed 89°72° 32%
Thu 75°60° 32%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: W Schrock Rd & Park Meadow Rd stop 215 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Westerville, Ohio