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Great Seal State Park

Bald Hill–Bald Knob Trail Old, 7 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 1,975 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Bald Hill–Bald Knob Trail Old, 7 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Great Seal State Park near Metzger, OH. The route reaches Bald Hill. It climbs 1,975 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 1,266 ft · steepest grade: 21%9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Spring Run 39.39776, -82.94528
Nearest town Metzger, OH
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Bald Hill–Bald Knob Trail Old, 7 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 1,975 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Elevation 769–1,266 ft

Out & Back · Great Seal State Park

Trailhead: Spring Run · 39.39776, -82.94528

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 86°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start on Spring Run, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Connector, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bald Knob Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miPass Bald Hill.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Bald Knob Trail Old, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Sand Hill, heading S.
  8. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Rocky Knob, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Snakefreeze, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto Skidder Trail, heading S.
  11. 450 ftTurn left onto Lick Run - Supercross, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear right onto Old Bunker Hill Fall Line Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto The Mauger, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  16. 300 ftReach Bald Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 300 ftContinue straight onto Old Bunker Hill Fall Line Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miBear left onto Lick Run - Supercross, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right onto Skidder Trail, heading SE.
  21. 500 ftSharp left onto Snakefreeze, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miBear left onto Rocky Knob, heading NE.
  23. 0.9 miTurn left onto Sand Hill, heading E.
  24. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bald Knob Trail Old, heading N.
  25. 0.3 miBear left onto Bald Knob Trail, heading W.
  26. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Connector, heading NW.
  27. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Sugarloaf, heading NW.
  28. 0.2 miBear left onto Spring Run, heading N.
  29. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bald-hill-bald-knob-trail-old-out-back-7-sights-14-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 86°F58°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:42 PM
Wed 88°70° 45%
Thu 89°69° 38%
Fri 92°70° 61%
Sat 86°70° 36%
Sun 93°69°
Mon 96°73° 24%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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