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Slate Run Metro Park

Kokomo Viewpoint–Bobolink Grassland Trail, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Kokomo Viewpoint–Bobolink Grassland Trail, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Slate Run Metro Park near Marcy, OH. The route reaches Kokomo Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 925 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Five Oaks Trail 39.75876, -82.83840
Nearest town Marcy, OH
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Kokomo Viewpoint–Bobolink Grassland Trail, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 825–924 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Five Oaks Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sugar Maple Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left onto Bobolink Grassland Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.2 miTurn right onto Kokomo Wetland Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Kokomo Trail, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftReach Kokomo Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 100 ftTurn left onto Kokomo Wetland Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bobolink Grassland Trail, heading S.
  10. 1.2 miTurn right onto Sugar Maple Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right onto Five Oaks Trail, heading E.
  12. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/slate-run-metro-park-viewpoint-out-back-8-km-cfec

Trail surface

1% paved99% unspecified

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%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:50 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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