Pickerington Ponds Metro Park

Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension)

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension) is a 2-mile out-and-back in Pickerington Ponds Metro Park near Abbie Trails, OH. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 794 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.90003, -82.80602
Nearest town Abbie Trails, OH

Directions

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Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension)

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 776–794 ft

Out & Back · Pickerington Ponds Metro Park

Trailhead: 39.90003, -82.80602

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 8:44 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miBear left onto Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension), heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.3 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

43% paved57% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F57°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity67%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:44 PM
Wed 88°69° 35%
Thu 88°69° 38%
Fri 89°68° 60%
Sat 86°68° 42%
Sun 93°69° 16%
Mon 89°71° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 8:00 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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