Blacklick Creek Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Blacklick Creek Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Portman Park near Abbie Trails, OH. It is mostly level, with 26 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
5.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 776–844 ft
Out & Back · Portman Park
Trailhead: 39.90003, -82.80602
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 8:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension), heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Blacklick Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension), heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 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 2.6 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension) 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Arrowhead Trail & Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension) 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Turtle Pond via Blacklick Creek Trail 15.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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