Ashton Pond–Beech Trail, 6 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 ft2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Buttonbush Trail 39.93424, -82.80548
Nearest town Rose Hill Heights, OH
Directions
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Ashton Pond–Beech Trail, 6 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Elevation 863–890 ft
Out & Back · Blacklick Woods Metro Park
Trailhead: Buttonbush Trail · 39.93424, -82.80548
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 86°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 8:43 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Buttonbush Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Walter A Tucker Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Maple Loop, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Beech Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Ashton Pond.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Beech Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Blacklick Woods Park, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Blacklick Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blacklick Woods Park, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Maple Loop, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Walter A Tucker Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Buttonbush Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 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
88% gravel12% paved
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 86°F57°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity74%
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
89°70°
34%
Thu
88°68°
38%
Fri
88°68°
60%
Sat
86°67°
42%
Sun
92°69°
16%
Mon
88°70°
33%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 8:03 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Multi-Purpose Trail 2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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