Lick Run Trail–Rocky Knob, 3 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 775 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Lick Run Trail–Rocky Knob, 3 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Great Seal State Park near Metzger, OH. It climbs 775 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi830 – 1,266 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rocky Knob 39.38042, -82.92782
Nearest town Metzger, OH
Directions
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Lick Run Trail–Rocky Knob, 3 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 775 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 829–1,266 ft
Out & Back · Great Seal State Park
Trailhead: Rocky Knob · 39.38042, -82.92782
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 8:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rocky Knob, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Snakefreeze, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Skidder Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Lick Run - Supercross, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Old Bunker Hill Fall Line Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto The Mauger, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left onto Lick Run Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach Rocky Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right onto The Mauger, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Bunker Hill Fall Line Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Lick Run - Supercross, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Skidder Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Snakefreeze, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Rocky Knob, heading SE.
- 0.7 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
OvercastTemperature 84°F58°
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
86°69°
44%
Thu
87°67°
38%
Fri
91°68°
61%
Sat
84°68°
36%
Sun
91°67°
15%
Mon
95°72°
24%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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