Kokomo Viewpoint–Bobolink Grassland Trail, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Slate Run Metro Park near Marcy, OH. The route reaches Kokomo Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi827 – 902 ft4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.75433, -82.84765
Nearest town Marcy, OH
Directions
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Kokomo Viewpoint–Bobolink Grassland Trail, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 825–903 ft
Out & Back · Slate Run Metro Park
Trailhead: 39.75433, -82.84765
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 N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sugar Maple Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Bobolink Grassland Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Kokomo Wetland Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Kokomo Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Kokomo Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Kokomo Wetland Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bobolink Grassland Trail, heading SE.
- 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
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°
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 (~38 min). Leave by 7:44 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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
- Bobolink Grassland Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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