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Great Seal State Park

Rock Garden Hill–Annie's Trail, 7 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 502 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Rock Garden Hill–Annie's Trail, 7 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Great Seal State Park near Metzger, OH. The route reaches Rock Garden Hill. It climbs 502 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi830 – 1,253 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lawn Chair 39.37135, -82.93997
Nearest town Metzger, OH
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Rock Garden Hill–Annie's Trail, 7 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 502 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 829–1,254 ft

Out & Back · Great Seal State Park

Trailhead: Lawn Chair · 39.37135, -82.93997

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 86°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

  1. Start on Lawn Chair, heading E.
  2. 1.1 miBear left onto Skidder Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Split Rock, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Skidder Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Annie's Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miPass Rock Garden Hill.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rock Garden Loop, heading E.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Annie's Trail, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Garden Loop, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Annie's Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Snakefreeze, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right onto Skidder Trail, heading S.
  13. 450 ftTurn left onto Lick Run - Supercross, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Old Bunker Hill Fall Line Trail, heading W.
  16. 350 ftContinue straight onto Transformer, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Mauger, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Transformer, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto The Mauger, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Transformer, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftTurn right onto Split Rock, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto Skidder Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miSharp left onto Lawn Chair, heading SE.
  24. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rock-garden-hill-annies-trail-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 86°F60°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity62%
Rained 0.4″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:42 PM
Wed 88°71° 44%
Thu 88°68° 38%
Fri 92°69° 61%
Sat 85°69° 36%
Sun 92°68° 15%
Mon 96°73° 24%

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