Arrowhead Trail & Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension) is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Columbus and Franklin County Metropark District near Bixford Green, OH. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi735 – 794 ft13.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.87326, -82.87274
Nearest town Bixford Green, OH
Directions
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Arrowhead Trail & Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension)
13.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 4 hr 24 min
Elevation 734–795 ft
Out & Back · Columbus and Franklin County Metropark District
Trailhead: 39.87326, -82.87274
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:43 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blacklick Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 3.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension), heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Arrowhead Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftReach Arrowhead Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension), heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Blacklick Creek Trail, heading W.
- 3.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 surface
82% paved11% grass4% boardwalk3% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 86°F57°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:43 PM
Wed
89°69°
34%
Thu
88°69°
37%
Fri
89°68°
60%
Sat
86°68°
43%
Sun
93°69°
15%
Mon
89°71°
31%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.0 mi in (~146 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Foor Leisure Path via Blacklick Creek Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Turtle Pond via Blacklick Creek Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Blacklick Creek Trail 11.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Blacklick Creek Trail 14.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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