Lake Erie Bluffs
Bluff Viewpoint–Bluff Sunset Point, 6 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min
Bluff Viewpoint–Bluff Sunset Point, 6 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Erie Bluffs near Camp Roosevelt, OH. The route passes Lakeview Viewpoint and Bluff Sunset Point before reaching Bluff Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bluff Viewpoint–Bluff Sunset Point, 6 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min
Elevation 575–623 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.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Bluff Connector Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftReach Bluff Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Bluff Loop Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Lakeview Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Shoreline Trail, heading E.
- 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 Sunset Point–Lakeview Viewpoint, 6 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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