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Slate Run Metro Park

Kokomo Viewpoint–Bobolink Grassland Trail, 4 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Kokomo Viewpoint–Bobolink Grassland Trail, 4 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Slate Run Metro Park near Marcy, OH. The route reaches Kokomo Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi807 – 902 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sugar Maple Trail 39.76302, -82.85219
Nearest town Marcy, OH
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Kokomo Viewpoint–Bobolink Grassland Trail, 4 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 806–903 ft

Out & Back · Slate Run Metro Park

Trailhead: Sugar Maple Trail · 39.76302, -82.85219

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sugar Maple Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bobolink Grassland Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right onto Kokomo Wetland Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Kokomo Trail, heading N.
  5. 100 ftReach Kokomo Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto Kokomo Wetland Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bobolink Grassland Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Sugar Maple Trail, heading NW.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/slate-run-metro-park-viewpoint-buzzard-s-roost-lake-out-back-6-km-396e

Trail surface

1% paved99% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F61°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:43 PM
Wed 88°72° 37%
Thu 86°69° 38%
Fri 89°69° 61%
Sat 84°69° 42%
Sun 88°68°
Mon 92°72° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:45 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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