Turtle Pond via Blacklick Creek Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Three Creeks Metro Park near Groveport, OH. The route passes Turtle Pond before reaching Turtle Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi725 – 745 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.86896, -82.88181
Nearest town Groveport, OH
Directions
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Turtle Pond via Blacklick Creek Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 724–745 ft
Out & Back · Three Creeks Metro Park
Trailhead: 39.86896, -82.88181
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 87°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 8:44 PM
Transit-accessible: S Hamilton Rd & Homer Ohio Ln stop 711 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Foor Leisure Path, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blacklick Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miPass Turtle Pond.
- 0.3 miReach Turtle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Foor Leisure Path, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 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% paved2% boardwalk4% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 87°F58°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity67%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:44 PM
Wed
90°70°
34%
Thu
88°69°
37%
Fri
89°68°
60%
Sat
86°68°
44%
Sun
93°69°
15%
Mon
89°71°
31%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:14 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: S Hamilton Rd & Homer Ohio Ln stop 711 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Foor Leisure Path 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Blacklick Creek Trail 12.5 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Arrowhead Viewpoint & Blacklick Creek Trail (Extension) 13.7 mi · ▲ 79 ft
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