Columbus and Franklin County Metropark District

Blacklick Creek Trail

11 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 41 min

Blacklick Creek Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back in Columbus and Franklin County Metropark District near Bixford Green, OH. 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 mi738 – 787 ft11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.87667, -82.87387
Nearest town Bixford Green, OH

Directions

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Blacklick Creek Trail

11 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 41 min

Elevation 737–787 ft

Out & Back · Columbus and Franklin County Metropark District

Trailhead: 39.87667, -82.87387

Weather Sep 21: Heavy rain, high 68°F / low 57° · precip 96% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Blacklick Creek Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 3.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 200 ftTurn left onto Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension), heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto Blacklick Creek Trail, heading NW.
  9. 3.3 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 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 surface

94% paved5% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 68°F57°
Precip96%Wind8 mphUV1Humidity89%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 87% rain1 AM: 96% rain2 AM: 80% rain3 AM: 50% rain4 AM: 29% rain5 AM: 26% rain6 AM: 11% rain7 AM: 17% rain8 AM: 11% rain9 AM: 16% rain10 AM: 50% rain11 AM: 47% rain12 PM: 21% rain1 PM: 21% rain2 PM: 15% rain3 PM: 3% rain4 PM: 8% rain5 PM: 18% rain6 PM: 12% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 5% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:19 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Tue 62°57°
Wed 61°55° 62%
Thu 68°54° 27%
Fri 69°46°
Sat 70°47°
Sun 72°49°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~132 min). Leave by 5:00 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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