Slippery Elm Sunset Point & Slippery Elm Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Slippery Elm Sunset Point & Slippery Elm Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Portage, OH. The route reaches Slippery Elm Sunset Point. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Slippery Elm Sunset Point & Slippery Elm Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 676–693 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Slippery Elm Trail · 41.32708, -83.65986
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Slippery Elm Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miPass Slippery Elm Sunset Point.
- 1.5 miReach Slippery Elm Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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