Turtle Pond via Blacklick Creek Trail is a 15-mile out-and-back in Columbus and Franklin County Metropark District near Blacklick Estates, OH. The route passes Turtle Pond before reaching Turtle Pond at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi725 – 781 ft15.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.91367, -82.84993
Nearest town Blacklick Estates, OH
Directions
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Turtle Pond via Blacklick Creek Trail
15 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 5 hr 1 min
Elevation 724–781 ft
Out & Back · Columbus and Franklin County Metropark District
Trailhead: 39.91367, -82.84993
Weather Sep 20: Rain showers, high 81°F / low 70° · precip 56% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Transit-accessible: Chatterton Rd & Falcon Bridge Dr stop 199 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Blacklick Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 2.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 3.9 miPass Turtle Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Turtle Pond.
- 0.2 miReach Turtle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 2.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 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
84% paved4% boardwalk12% unspecified
Weather
Rain showersTemperature 81°F70°
Precip56%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity86%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 7:18 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Mon
69°59°
62%
Tue
67°56°
Wed
60°57°
39%
Thu
68°55°
20%
Fri
68°48°
Sat
69°46°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Chatterton Rd & Falcon Bridge Dr stop 199 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Blacklick Creek Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Blacklick Creek Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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