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Portman Park

Blacklick Creek Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Blacklick Creek Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Portman Park near Abbie Trails, OH. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 843 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

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

5.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 776–844 ft

Out & Back · Portman Park

Trailhead: 39.90003, -82.80602

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension), heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Blacklick Creek Trail, heading N.
  6. 1 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 2.3 miTurn left onto Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension), heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blacklick-creek-trail-out-back-9-km-0192

Trail surface

72% paved28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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