AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Alum Creek Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Alum Creek Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near East Linden, 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 mi745 – 781 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.00284, -82.93732
Nearest town East Linden, OH
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Alum Creek Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 746–780 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.00284, -82.93732

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 83°F / low 73° · precip 30% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Transit-accessible: 1500 N Cassady Ave stop 648 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Alum Creek Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miReach Alum Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 350 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-alum-creek-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 83°F73°
Precip30%Wind1 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: 5% rain11 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Sat 83°71° 53%
Sun 77°62°
Mon 81°60°
Tue 89°65°
Wed 91°72° 27%
Thu 78°64° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 1500 N Cassady Ave stop 648 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

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