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Ashton Pond–Buttonbush Trail, 4 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Blacklick Woods Metro Park near Rose Hill Heights, OH. The route reaches Ashton Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi863 – 889 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blacklick Woods Park 39.93819, -82.81420
Nearest town Rose Hill Heights, OH

Directions

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Ashton Pond–Buttonbush Trail, 4 sights

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 862–888 ft

Out & Back · Blacklick Woods Metro Park

Trailhead: Blacklick Woods Park · 39.93819, -82.81420

Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 85°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Connector Trail, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftContinue straight onto Blacklick Woods Park, heading E.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Blacklick Woods Park, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading E.
  6. 450 ftTurn right onto Maple Loop, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miBear right onto Walter A Tucker Trail, heading E.
  8. 400 ftContinue straight onto Buttonbush Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miReach Ashton Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left onto Walter A Tucker Trail, heading N.
  11. 400 ftTurn right onto Maple Loop, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miPass Ashton Pond.
  13. 100 ftTurn left onto Beech Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blacklick Woods Park, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Connector Trail, heading S.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blacklick Woods Park, heading S.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading S.
  19. 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

99% gravel1% paved

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 85°F59°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (1″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:43 PM
Wed 88°70° 34%
Thu 87°69° 38%
Fri 90°69° 60%
Sat 87°69° 42%
Sun 89°69° 16%
Mon 93°73° 33%

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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