Rocky Knob–Sand Hill, 3 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,083 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Rocky Knob–Sand Hill, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Great Seal State Park near Metzger, OH. It climbs 1,083 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi801 – 1,266 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lower Cellar West 39.36576, -82.93493
Nearest town Metzger, OH
Directions
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Rocky Knob–Sand Hill, 3 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,083 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 802–1,266 ft
Out & Back · Great Seal State Park
Trailhead: Lower Cellar West · 39.36576, -82.93493
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start on Lower Cellar West, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Connector, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Lick Run - Supercross, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Skidder Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Snakefreeze, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Rocky Knob, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Sand Hill, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Skidder Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Rocky Knob, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Snakefreeze, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Skidder Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Lick Run - Supercross, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Connector, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Lower Cellar West, heading NE.
- 0.1 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
95% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:34 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
Other ways to reach this destination
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