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Great Seal State Park

Bald Hill–Sand Hill, 13 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 1,664 ft · 3 hr 56 min

Bald Hill–Sand Hill, 13 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Great Seal State Park near Delano, OH. The route passes Bald Hill and Sand Hill. It climbs 1,664 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi824 – 1,289 ft · steepest grade: 24%9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.40229, -82.94088
Nearest town Delano, OH
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Bald Hill–Sand Hill, 13 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 1,664 ft · 3 hr 56 min

Elevation 825–1,288 ft

Out & Back · Great Seal State Park

Trailhead: 39.40229, -82.94088

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Sugarloaf, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftSharp right onto Sugarloaf Mountain Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftSharp left onto Connector, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bald Knob Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miPass Bald Hill.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Bald Knob Trail Old, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sand Hill, heading SW.
  10. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Rocky Knob, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miBear right onto Snakefreeze, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto The Cellar, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left onto Yellow Jacket, heading S.
  14. 400 ftContinue straight onto Sharp's Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.7 miBear right onto Connector, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Lick Run - Supercross, heading W.
  17. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miBear right onto Old Bunker Hill Fall Line Trail, heading SW.
  19. 350 ftContinue straight onto Transformer, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Mauger, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Transformer, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto The Mauger, heading NW.
  23. 100 ftTurn right onto Transformer, heading NW.
  24. 150 ftTurn left onto Grouse Rock, heading W.
  25. 1.1 miBear left onto Rocky Knob, heading S.
  26. 0.9 miPass Sand Hill.
  27. 150 ftBear right onto Rick's Revenge, heading NE.
  28. 0.7 miTurn right onto Bald Knob Trail, heading SW.
  29. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Connector, heading NW.
  31. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  32. 300 ftTurn left onto Sugarloaf Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  33. 0.2 miSharp left onto Old Sugarloaf, heading N.
  34. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  35. 0.1 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-sand-hill-out-back-14-sights-15-km

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 85°F59°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity67%
Rained 0.3″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:42 PM
Wed 87°70° 45%
Thu 88°68° 38%
Fri 92°69° 61%
Sat 85°69° 36%
Sun 92°68°
Mon 96°73° 24%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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