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Barkcamp State Park

Belmont Lake–Blue Trail, 4 sights

3 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Belmont Lake–Blue Trail, 4 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Barkcamp State Park near Loomis, OH. The route reaches Belmont Lake. It climbs 332 ft. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,102 – 1,250 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower Silver Trail 40.04875, -81.00607
Nearest town Loomis, OH
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Belmont Lake–Blue Trail, 4 sights

3 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 1,102–1,251 ft

Out & Back · Barkcamp State Park

Trailhead: Lower Silver Trail · 40.04875, -81.00607

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:50 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Upper Silver Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lower Silver Trail, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Silver Trail, heading NW.
  4. 300 ftContinue straight onto Lower Silver Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftPass Belmont Lake.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miReach Belmont Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Lower Silver Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Upper Silver Trail, heading SE.
  10. 350 ftTurn left onto Lower Silver Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Silver Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/belmont-lake-blue-trail-out-back-4-sights-5-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:30 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:50 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:17 PM.

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Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Loomis, Ohio