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.

Elevation

0 mi574 – 630 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shoreline Trail 41.78710, -81.18263
Nearest town Camp Roosevelt, OH

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Shoreline Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Lakeview Trail, heading W.
  3. 50 ftPass Lakeview Viewpoint.
  4. 0.5 miPass Bluff Sunset Point.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bluff Loop Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Raven's Run, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miReach Bluff Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bluff Loop Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lakeview Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miBear left onto Shoreline Trail, heading NE.
  11. 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.

Trail surface

51% gravel20% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:53 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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