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Buzzardroost Rock Trail
Next nearby hike: Shawnee Backpack Wilderness Side Trail 11 mi · 18 kmExplore Ohio →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 12–25 °C (54–77 °F)
- J5°-3°84
- F7°-2°77
- M12°2°108
- A18°7°98
- M23°13°132
- J27°18°104
- J29°20°112
- A29°19°90
- S25°16°77
- O19°10°76
- N13°4°83
- D6°-1°87
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
Buzzardroost Rock Trail in Ohio's Edge of Appalachia Preserve leads to a limestone monument 300 feet above Brush Creek valley, offering spectacular views. The trail features rare prairie plants, while turkey and black vultures are often seen at the rock.
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Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 4.3 km · 2.7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Nearest town
- 11 km E of West Union (Adams County, Ohio) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Mar–May, Sep–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Ohio
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Route centre
- 38.7687, -83.4394
- Route start
- 38.7708, -83.4259
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 17670362
- Official info
- nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
Nearest trails
distance from the trail startShawnee Backpack Wilderness Side Trail
11 mi · 18 km · Ohio
Lampblack
11 mi · 18 km · Ohio
Backpack Main Trail South Loop
13 mi · 21 km · Ohio
Day Hike Trail West Loop
13 mi · 21 km · Ohio
Backpack Side Trail
13 mi · 21 km · Ohio
Shawnee Day Hike Trail
14 mi · 22 km · Ohio
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