Alum Creek Trail — Attraction in Columbus

This is a great trail. I walked along it from Franklin Park to Easton and was immensely satisfied with my experience. This trail is well maintained and quite scenic, following the path of the Alum Creek. Heading north from Franklin Park, you walk alongside the muddy banks of Alum Creek, which has several access points to walk down to. From here, you get a nice view of some large houses alongside the creek in Bexley. Further up the trail, you get to experience scenic beauty of a large noise barrier wall on I-670 and the giant shadow it casts. After walking past that, you get to walk across the Alum Creek on a beautiful wooden arch bridge built in 2015, which is quite new. There’s also an offshoot trail through a field next to the bridge, which I walked around in before getting back on the trail and heading to Easton. Right by Easton, this trail turns into a boardwalk that goes through a large wetland area, which is quite beautiful and makes you feel like you’re not in a city. I was pleasantly surprised to see this, and I’ll be sure to see it again when I go to Easton since it’s only a 5 minute walk from there. I gave this trail five stars because it has some great scenery, is well maintained, and is fun to walk on. Personally, I think this is better than the Olentangy Trail since this one goes through a scenic wetland area. However, I’d recommend...

Nice trail for riding or walking.

Have ridden nearly entire length of trail from north to south, passing through multiple parks and green spaces.

Not many riders, some walkers but not that many.

Trail follows Alum Creek for most part, lots of flowers & wildlife to be seen.

Passes through lots of wooded areas, multiple bridge crossings over the creek.

Only a few negatives to report.

Not sure why but in a few areas of trail there is strong sewage smell. It’s that way every time I ride.

Beware of trail crossing under bridges. One in particular can have standing water and some mud on trail. Mud can be very slippery, a rider could wipe out if they hit it going very fast.

Boardwalk bridges can be insanely slippery when wet, use caution.

I do recommend this trail for riding, it is a great place to...

Okay so to start it's in a decent location at the point where the maps takes you. You can walk several miles north to westerville and Easton where the beach area is or south. I walk south and walked a total of about 8 miles with my 2 pups. It starts off great as a trail should but then attaches to the side of the highway and I didnt like that. It is a GREAT trail for bikers and runners and this trail is connected to a couple more which I'm posting the picture of. My favorite stop is by the baseball field of Ohio Dominican. By the baseball field is a spot that marks a location that the underground...