Bobolink Grassland Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Slate Run Metro Park near Marcy, OH. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi827 – 902 ft3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.75366, -82.84686
Nearest town Marcy, OH
Directions
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Bobolink Grassland Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 828–903 ft
Out & Back · Slate Run Metro Park
Trailhead: 39.75366, -82.84686
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 · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Sugar Maple Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Bobolink Grassland Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miReach Bobolink Grassland Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Sugar Maple Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
2% gravel98% 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°
39%
Fri
89°69°
61%
Sat
84°69°
42%
Sun
88°68°
Mon
92°72°
28%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 7:44 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Five Oaks Trail & Sugar Maple Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Bobolink Grassland Viewpoint & Bobolink Grassland Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Kokomo Viewpoint–Bobolink Grassland Trail, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 137 ft
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