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.

Elevation

0 mi676 – 692 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Slippery Elm Trail 41.32708, -83.65986
Nearest town Portage, OH

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Slippery Elm Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miPass Slippery Elm Sunset Point.
  4. 1.5 miReach Slippery Elm Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 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.

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:37 PM

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

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead