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

Transit-accessible: Grandhaven Stop stop 232 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Blacklick Creek Trail, heading S.
  2. 2.3 miTurn left onto Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension), heading S.
  3. 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftReach Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 200 ftContinue straight onto Blacklick Creek Trail, heading W.
  10. 1 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 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

Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Grandhaven Stop stop 232 m from the trailhead

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