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 Aug 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 8:43 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
ClearTemperature 86°F56°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity82%
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
88°69°
35%
Thu
88°69°
38%
Fri
90°69°
60%
Sat
87°70°
42%
Sun
89°69°
16%
Mon
93°73°
32%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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