Arrowhead Viewpoint & Arrowhead Trail via Blacklick Creek Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Pickerington Ponds Metro Park near Blacklick Estates, OH. The route reaches Arrowhead Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi764 – 801 ft7.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.91367, -82.84993
Nearest town Blacklick Estates, OH
Directions
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Arrowhead Viewpoint & Arrowhead Trail via Blacklick Creek Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Elevation 763–799 ft
Out & Back · Pickerington Ponds Metro Park
Trailhead: 39.91367, -82.84993
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 87°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 8:43 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Chatterton Rd & Falcon Bridge Dr stop 199 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Blacklick Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension), heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Arrowhead Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Arrowhead Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension), heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Blacklick Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
56% paved19% grass1% gravel1% boardwalk23% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 87°F58°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:43 PM
Wed
90°70°
34%
Thu
88°69°
37%
Fri
89°68°
60%
Sat
86°68°
43%
Sun
93°69°
16%
Mon
89°71°
32%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Chatterton Rd & Falcon Bridge Dr stop 199 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Blacklick Creek Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Blacklick Creek Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Turtle Pond via Blacklick Creek Trail 15 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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