Pickerington Ponds Metro Park

Blue Wing Pond & Killdeer Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Blue Wing Pond & Killdeer Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Pickerington Ponds Metro Park near Abbie Trails, OH. The route reaches Blue Wing Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi784 – 804 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.89151, -82.80250
Nearest town Abbie Trails, OH

Directions

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Blue Wing Pond & Killdeer Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Elevation 786–804 ft

Out & Back · Pickerington Ponds Metro Park

Trailhead: 39.89151, -82.80250

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Blue Wing Pond.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Killdeer Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miReach Blue Wing Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miBear right onto Pickerington Ponds Park, heading E.
  6. 0.1 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

96% gravel4% paved

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F58°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.8″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:43 PM
Wed 88°69° 35%
Thu 88°69° 38%
Fri 89°68° 60%
Sat 86°68° 42%
Sun 92°69° 16%
Mon 89°71° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 8:18 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead