Turtle Pond via Blacklick Creek Trail is a 16.2-mile out-and-back in Columbus and Franklin County Metropark District near Longwood, OH. The route passes Turtle Pond before reaching Turtle Pond at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi725 – 787 ft16.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.89770, -82.81326
Nearest town Longwood, OH
Directions
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Turtle Pond via Blacklick Creek Trail
16.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 5 hr 26 min
Elevation 724–787 ft
Out & Back · Columbus and Franklin County Metropark District
Trailhead: 39.89770, -82.81326
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 8:44 PM
Transit-accessible: S Hamilton Rd & Homer Ohio Ln stop 726 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension), heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Blacklick Creek Trail, heading W.
- 3.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 3.9 miPass Turtle Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Turtle Pond.
- 0.3 miReach Turtle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Alum Creek Trail, heading S.
- 4.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Blacklick Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 3.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension), heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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
94% paved4% boardwalk1% gravel1% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 86°F57°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity67%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:44 PM
Wed
88°69°
35%
Thu
88°69°
38%
Fri
89°68°
60%
Sat
86°68°
42%
Sun
93°69°
16%
Mon
89°71°
32%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 8:23 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM — 14 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: S Hamilton Rd & Homer Ohio Ln stop 726 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Blacklick Creek Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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