Alum Creek Trail South

August 16, 2025

Part of a series about Ohio bike trails

Rating The Ride

Smoothness

7 / 10 Rough in spots and with some weird dips. NOTE: Smoothness changes with time and trails could worsen or be repaved

Scenery

6 / 10 Mostly nice shaded portions. Travels through a few parks with views of the creek. A little noisy due to high-traffic roads near the trail.

Seclusion

6 / 10 Pretty crowded. About 3 or 4 road crossings.

Final score 6.3 / 10

Map of the south end of the Alum Creek Trail with Bexley, Whitehall, Berwick, Bannon, Eastland, Obetz, and Groveport labeled and a graph of elevation changes on the trail

In August, 2025 my father-in-law and I biked the southern-portion of the Alum Creek Trail from Groveport, Ohio to Bexley, Ohio and back. The full trail is 24.5-miles long, so on this trip we only rode the lower 10-mile portion. The first 2 miles from Groveport Cruiser Park to Three Creeks Metro Park is actually part of the Blacklick Trail.

This trip was 23.16 miles out-and-back with an elevation gain of 329 ft. We parked at Groveport Cruiser Park: https://maps.app.goo.gl/zpTtU7SBTrBTscYu7

Restaurants nearby:

  • Combustion Brewery & Taproom
  • BrewDog DogTap Columbus
  • The Paddock Pub

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