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Rock Outcrop–Taylorsville Reservoir, 4 sights

1.8 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 38 min

Rock Outcrop–Taylorsville Reservoir, 4 sights is a 1.8-mile out-and-back near Taylorsville, OH. The route passes Taylorsville Reservoir before reaching Rock Outcrop at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi794 – 886 ft1.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.87424, -84.16111
Nearest town Taylorsville, OH
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Rock Outcrop–Taylorsville Reservoir, 4 sights

1.8 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 38 min

Elevation 795–886 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.87424, -84.16111

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 8:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Dam Connector, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Taylorsville Reservoir.
  3. 0.4 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto Green and Yellow Trails, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow and Orange Trails, heading N.
  6. 50 ftSharp right onto Orange Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miReach Rock Outcrop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left onto Yellow and Orange Trails, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green and Yellow Trails, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miBear left onto Dam Connector, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 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/rock-outcrop-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 8:48 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Taylorsville, Ohio