Grouse Rock–Rocky Knob, 7 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 548 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Grouse Rock–Rocky Knob, 7 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Great Seal State Park near Metzger, OH. It climbs 548 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi830 – 1,266 ft4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rocky Knob 39.38042, -82.92782
Nearest town Metzger, OH
Directions
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Grouse Rock–Rocky Knob, 7 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 548 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 829–1,266 ft
Out & Back · Great Seal State Park
Trailhead: Rocky Knob · 39.38042, -82.92782
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 80°F / low 68° · precip 82% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rocky Knob, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Snakefreeze, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto The Cellar, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Yellow Jacket, heading N.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Sharp's Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Connector, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lick Run - Supercross, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Old Bunker Hill Fall Line Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Transformer, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Mauger, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Transformer, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto The Mauger, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Transformer, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Grouse Rock, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Rocky Knob, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 80°F68°
Precip82%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity87%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 7:18 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Mon
69°58°
67%
Tue
67°55°
Wed
61°57°
42%
Thu
68°52°
22%
Fri
67°44°
Sat
68°42°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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