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.
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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
- Start on ODNR 3, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Turkeyfoot Beach.
- 1.1 miReach Turkeyfoot Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn left onto ODNR 3, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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