Blacklick Creek Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Blacklick Creek Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Portman Park near Motts Place, OH. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Blacklick Creek Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 776–844 ft
Out & Back · Portman Park
Trailhead: Blacklick Creek Trail · 39.92581, -82.80250
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 86°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 8:43 PM
Transit-accessible: Grandhaven Stop stop 232 m from the trailhead
- Start on Blacklick Creek Trail, heading S.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension), heading S.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Blacklick Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 8:15 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Grandhaven Stop stop 232 m from the trailhead
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More from Blacklick Creek Trail Trailhead
- Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension) 6.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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