Portage Lakes State Park

Turkeyfoot Lake–Turkeyfoot Beach, 3 beaches

4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Turkeyfoot Lake–Turkeyfoot Beach, 3 beaches is a 4-mile out-and-back in Portage Lakes State Park near New Franklin, OH. The route passes Turkeyfoot Beach before reaching Turkeyfoot Lake at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi984 – 1,063 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: ODNR 3 40.96322, -81.55847
Nearest town New Franklin, OH

Directions

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Turkeyfoot Lake–Turkeyfoot Beach, 3 beaches

4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 986–1,063 ft

Out & Back · Portage Lakes State Park

Trailhead: ODNR 3 · 40.96322, -81.55847

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on ODNR 3, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftPass Turkeyfoot Beach.
  5. 1.1 miReach Turkeyfoot Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2 miTurn left onto ODNR 3, heading NW.
  7. 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

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead