Arrowhead Viewpoint & Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension) is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Portman Park near Longwood, OH. The route reaches Arrowhead Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi778 – 843 ft7.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.89368, -82.80793
Nearest town Longwood, OH
Directions
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Arrowhead Viewpoint & Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension)
6.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 776–844 ft
Out & Back · Portman Park
Trailhead: 39.89368, -82.80793
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 8:43 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Arrowhead Viewpoint.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension), heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Blacklick Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miReach Arrowhead Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension), heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 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.
Trail surface
96% paved2% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 85°F56°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:43 PM
Wed
88°69°
35%
Thu
88°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 3.1 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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