AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Portman Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi735 – 843 ft14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.87326, -82.87274
Nearest town Bixford Green, OH
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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 20: sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Transit-accessible: S Hamilton Rd & Homer Ohio Ln stop 711 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blacklick Creek Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 4.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 1.2 miReach Blacklick Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 5.5 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 1.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 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-26-km

Trail surface

93% paved4% boardwalk3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.2 mi in (~176 min). Leave by 4:17 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S Hamilton Rd & Homer Ohio Ln stop 711 m from the trailhead

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