Great Seal State Park

Rock Garden Hill–Annie's Trail, 6 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 459 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Rock Garden Hill–Annie's Trail, 6 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Great Seal State Park near Metzger, OH. The route reaches Rock Garden Hill. It climbs 459 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi925 – 1,266 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rocky Knob 39.38042, -82.92782
Nearest town Metzger, OH

Directions

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Rock Garden Hill–Annie's Trail, 6 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 459 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 925–1,266 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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rocky Knob, heading SW.
  2. 0.7 miSharp left onto Annie's Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Garden Loop, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Annie's Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Garden Loop, heading N.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Annie's Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miPass Rock Garden Hill.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Skidder Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Split Rock, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Skidder Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miBear right onto Split Rock, heading W.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Grouse Rock, heading W.
  13. 1.1 miBear left onto Rocky Knob, heading S.
  14. 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

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

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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