Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension) is a 6.7-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.
Elevation
0 mi778 – 843 ft7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Blacklick Creek Trail 39.92581, -82.80250
Nearest town Motts Place, OH
Directions
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Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension)
6.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 16 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.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Blacklick Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1 miBear right, heading N.
- 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.
Trail surface
98% paved2% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 86°F57°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity78%
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
89°70°
34%
Thu
87°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 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
Other ways to reach this destination
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