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Portage Lakes State Park

Turkeyfoot Lake–Turkeyfoot Beach, 3 beaches

5 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Turkeyfoot Lake–Turkeyfoot Beach, 3 beaches is a 5-mile out-and-back in Portage Lakes State Park near Aldawood Hills, OH. The route passes Turkeyfoot Beach and Turkeyfoot Lake before reaching Turkeyfoot Beach at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 89 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi984 – 1,027 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: ODNR 4 40.97068, -81.54915
Nearest town Aldawood Hills, OH
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Turkeyfoot Lake–Turkeyfoot Beach, 3 beaches

5 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 986–1,029 ft

Out & Back · Portage Lakes State Park

Trailhead: ODNR 4 · 40.97068, -81.54915

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on ODNR 4, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftPass Turkeyfoot Beach.
  4. 50 ftPass Turkeyfoot Lake.
  5. 1.7 miTurn right onto Fox Trace, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Shoreline Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miPass Turkeyfoot Beach.
  9. 50 ftReach Turkeyfoot Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left onto Fox Trace, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Shoreline Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 1.1 miTurn left onto ODNR 4, heading NW.
  14. 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/turkeyfoot-lake-turkeyfoot-beach-out-back-4-beaches-8-km

Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Aldawood Hills, Ohio