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Christmas Rocks Blue Loop Trail
Next nearby hike: Christmas Rocks Orange Loop Trail 0.6 mi · 0.9 kmExplore Christmas Rocks →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov · highs 11–26 °C (52–79 °F)
- J3°-5°78
- F5°-4°65
- M11°0°88
- A17°6°99
- M21°11°127
- J26°16°108
- J28°18°118
- A28°18°91
- S24°14°88
- O18°8°77
- N11°3°88
- D5°-3°80
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
The Blue Loop Trail in Christmas Rocks State Nature Preserve is accessible from the end of the Orange Loop Trail. This trail features steep inclines, switchbacks, and passes through wooded areas with sandstone outcroppings and small recess caves.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 2.5 km · 1.6 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 2.6 km · 1.6 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain
- Christmas Rocks (mountain, 346 m; GeoNames)
- Nearest town
- 7.5 km SW of Lancaster (Fairfield County, Ohio) · GeoNames
- Connects to
- Blue Loop Trail (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Ohio
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources
- Route centre
- 39.6559, -82.6341
- Route start
- 39.6528, -82.6365
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 17646668
- Official info
- ohiodnr.gov/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-proper
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
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0.6 mi · 0.9 km · Ohio
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Cemetery Trail
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Orange Trail
13 mi · 21 km · Ohio
Hargus Lake Perimeter Trail
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