Blacklick Creek Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Blacklick Creek Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Portman Park near Countryview Village, 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.
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Blacklick Creek Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 763–791 ft
Out & Back · Portman Park
Trailhead: 39.90992, -82.82461
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 8:43 PM
Transit-accessible: Gender Rd & Refugee Rd stop 39 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Blacklick Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension), heading E.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Blacklick Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.5 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Gender Rd & Refugee Rd stop 39 m from the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension) 6.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Blacklick Creek Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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