Blacklick Creek Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Blacklick Creek Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Portman Park near Hummell Grove, 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.
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Blacklick Creek Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Elevation 763–844 ft
Out & Back · Portman Park
Trailhead: 39.91030, -82.82125
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: Gender Road Towne Centre stop 93 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Blacklick Creek Trail, heading S.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 3.9 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Gender Road Towne Centre stop 93 m from the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Blacklick Creek Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Foor Leisure Path via Blacklick Creek Trail 13.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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