Bobolink Grassland Viewpoint & Bobolink Grassland Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Slate Run Metro Park near Marcy, OH. The route reaches Bobolink Grassland Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi827 – 925 ft4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Five Oaks Trail 39.75876, -82.83840
Nearest town Marcy, OH
Directions
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Bobolink Grassland Viewpoint & Bobolink Grassland Trail
4 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 827–924 ft
Out & Back · Slate Run Metro Park
Trailhead: Five Oaks Trail · 39.75876, -82.83840
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:43 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Five Oaks Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sugar Maple Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Bobolink Grassland Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miReach Bobolink Grassland Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Sugar Maple Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Five Oaks Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
ClearTemperature 86°F62°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity58%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:43 PM
Wed
88°70°
37%
Thu
86°67°
38%
Fri
87°66°
61%
Sat
83°66°
42%
Sun
91°68°
Mon
86°69°
28%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Five Oaks Trail Trailhead
- Buzzard’s Roost Lake–Five Oaks Trail, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Kokomo Viewpoint–Bobolink Grassland Trail, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 220 ft
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