AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Columbus and Franklin County Metropark District

Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension) & Foor Leisure Path

13.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 37 min

Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension) & Foor Leisure Path is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Columbus and Franklin County Metropark District near Longwood, OH. 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 mi728 – 784 ft14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension) 39.90190, -82.81971
Nearest town Longwood, OH
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Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension) & Foor Leisure Path

13.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 37 min

Elevation 728–784 ft

Out & Back · Columbus and Franklin County Metropark District

Trailhead: Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension) · 39.90190, -82.81971

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

Transit-accessible: Gender Rd & Abbie Trails Dr stop 443 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension), heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Blacklick Creek Trail, heading W.
  4. 3.3 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 2.4 miTurn left onto Foor Leisure Path, heading W.
  6. 1.3 miReach Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.3 miTurn right onto Blacklick Creek Trail, heading NW.
  8. 2.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 3.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 200 ftTurn right onto Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension), heading E.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blacklick-creek-trail-out-back-23-km

Trail surface

95% paved4% boardwalk1% 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° 34%
Thu 88°69° 37%
Fri 88°68° 60%
Sat 86°68° 43%
Sun 92°69° 16%
Mon 89°70° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Gender Rd & Abbie Trails Dr stop 443 m from the trailhead

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