Arrowhead Viewpoint & Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension) is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Pickerington Ponds Metro Park near Longwood, OH. The route reaches Arrowhead Viewpoint. 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 mi778 – 797 ft2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.89368, -82.80793
Nearest town Longwood, OH
Directions
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Arrowhead Viewpoint & Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension)
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Elevation 777–798 ft
Out & Back · Pickerington Ponds Metro Park
Trailhead: 39.89368, -82.80793
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Arrowhead Viewpoint.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension), heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.2 miReach Arrowhead Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 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
95% paved3% gravel1% boardwalk1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:33 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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