Blacklick Creek Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Blacklick Creek Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Portman Park near Longwood, 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
5.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 776–844 ft
Out & Back · Portman Park
Trailhead: 39.90261, -82.81175
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 8:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, 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 left, heading E.
- 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 2.3 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension) 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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