Lake Erie Bluffs
Bluff Sunset Point–Lakeview Viewpoint, 6 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Bluff Sunset Point–Lakeview Viewpoint, 6 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Erie Bluffs near Camp Roosevelt, OH. The route passes Lakeview Viewpoint and Bluff Sunset Point. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bluff Sunset Point–Lakeview Viewpoint, 6 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 575–631 ft
Out & Back · Lake Erie Bluffs
Trailhead: Shoreline Trail · 41.78710, -81.18263
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Shoreline Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Lakeview Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Lakeview Viewpoint.
- 0.5 miPass Bluff Sunset Point.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bluff Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Raven's Run, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Bluff Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bluff Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lakeview Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Shoreline Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:22 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Shoreline Trail Trailhead
- Bluff Viewpoint–Bluff Sunset Point, 6 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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