Blacklick Creek Trail
4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Blacklick Creek Trail is a 4-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
4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 775–844 ft
Out & Back · Portman Park
Trailhead: 39.90707, -82.81755
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 490 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Blacklick Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 200 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 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Gender Road Towne Centre stop 490 m from the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Blacklick Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Arrowhead Trail via Blacklick Creek Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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