AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Paint Creek Recreational Trail

5 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Paint Creek Recreational Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Slate Mills, OH. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 774 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Paint Creek Recreational Trail 39.34966, -83.05019
Nearest town Slate Mills, OH
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Paint Creek Recreational Trail

5 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 658–773 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Paint Creek Recreational Trail · 39.34966, -83.05019

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 87°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Paint Creek Recreational Trail, heading NW.
  2. 2.5 miReach Paint Creek Recreational Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/paint-creek-recreational-trail-paint-creek-recreational-trail-out-back-8-km-bee5

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 87°F59°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 0.6″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:43 PM
Wed 88°69° 46%
Thu 90°68° 37%
Fri 93°70° 62%
Sat 87°70° 35%
Sun 94°69°
Mon 98°74° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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