Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension) is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Pickerington Ponds Metro Park near Longwood, OH. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi778 – 794 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.90261, -82.81175
Nearest town Longwood, OH
Directions
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Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension)
2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min
Elevation 776–793 ft
Out & Back · Pickerington Ponds Metro Park
Trailhead: 39.90261, -82.81175
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension), heading SW.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftReach Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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
74% paved2% gravel24% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:33 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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