185 Clear Creek Road, Rockbridge, OH 43149 (northern Hocking & southern Fairfield counties)
From I-270, take U.S. 33 east toward Lancaster. From Lancaster, continue on U.S. 33 south about 7 miles to Clear Creek Road (County Route 116 - Sunoco gas station on the corner). Turn right on Clear Creek Road. Picnic areas, facilities and trails are located along Clear Creek Road for the next 7 miles.
| Trail |
Distance |
Details |
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Creekside Meadows
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1.7 miles; easy |
Walk, cross-country ski; grass surface; Follows the banks of Clear Creek through open fields, leading to the Hemlock and Fern trails on the west and the Cemetery Ridge Trail on the east. |
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Cemetery Ridge
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2.5 miles; moderate to difficult |
Walk, cross-country ski; dirt surface; Climbs about 700 feet through a woodland, and connects with the Chestnut and Fern trails at its western end. |
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Fern
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2.1 miles; moderate to difficult |
Walk, cross-country ski; dirt surface; Climbs steadily for about a mile, and passes through a hardwood forest with hemlocks and native pines, then loops back along a steep ridge overlooking Clear Creek Valley. |
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Good Prairie
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0.3 miles; easy |
Walk, cross-country ski; grass surface; Loops around the E. E. Good Prairie. |
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Hemlock
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1.5 miles; difficult |
Walk, cross-country ski; dirt surface; Passes through hemlock ravines and rises to the ridge top over rocky terrain with sandstone outcroppings. |
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Chestnut
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2.2 miles; difficult |
Walk, cross-country ski; dirt surface; Connects the trails on the eastern side of the park with those in the west, skirting valleys with sandstone formations and crossing forested ridges. |
| Barnabey Pet |
1 mile (one way); easy to moderate |
Walk, cross-country ski, pets; gravel surface; Forms the first mile of the Chestnut Trail from the west, crossing gently rolling terrain. |
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Prairie Warbler
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0.6 miles; easy to moderate |
Walk, cross-country ski; dirt surface; Crosses a rolling hilltop and loops along the edges of woods and a prairie, connecting to the Tulip Tree Trail. |
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Tulip Tree
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0.6 miles; easy to moderate |
Walk, cross-country ski; dirt surface; Loops through a woodland along a rolling hillside. |
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Lake
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0.9 miles; moderate to difficult |
Walk, cross-country ski; dirt surface; Passes through woodlands and connects to an observation deck on Lake Ramona. |
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