Blacklick Creek Trail
14.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 4 hr 58 min
Blacklick Creek Trail is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Portman Park near Bixford Green, OH. It is mostly level, with 80 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
14.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 4 hr 58 min
Elevation 735–844 ft
Out & Back · Portman Park
Trailhead: 39.87326, -82.87274
Weather Sep 21: Heavy rain, high 68°F / low 56° · precip 96% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Transit-accessible: S Hamilton Rd & Homer Ohio Ln stop 711 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blacklick Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 4.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miReach Blacklick Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 7.2 mi in (~176 min). Leave by 4:16 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: S Hamilton Rd & Homer Ohio Ln stop 711 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Blacklick Creek Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Blacklick Creek Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Blacklick Creek Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Blacklick Creek Trail
- 4.2 mi · out & back · via Blacklick Creek Trail
- 5.3 mi · out & back · via Blacklick Creek Trail
- 5.6 mi · out & back · via Blacklick Creek Trail
- 5.6 mi · out & back · via Blacklick Creek Trail
More from this trailhead
- Blacklick Creek Trail 11.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Arrowhead Trail & Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension) 13.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Foor Leisure Path via Blacklick Creek Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Turtle Pond via Blacklick Creek Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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