Silver Springs Park

Bike and Hike Trail & Portage Hike & Bike Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Bike and Hike Trail & Portage Hike & Bike Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Silver Springs Park near Earlville, OH. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,043 – 1,079 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Portage Hike & Bike Trail 41.18478, -81.36582
Nearest town Earlville, OH

Directions

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Bike and Hike Trail & Portage Hike & Bike Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 1,044–1,079 ft

Out & Back · Silver Springs Park

Trailhead: Portage Hike & Bike Trail · 41.18478, -81.36582

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: stop 361 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bike and Hike Trail, heading W.
  2. 4.3 miReach Portage Hike & Bike Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 4.2 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

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: stop 361 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead