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Rock House

Rock House Trail is a 0.4 miles trail in Wayne National Forest, Ohio. The Forest Service rates it trail class 5, fully developed. It is open to hiking.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Wayne National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end38.6107, -82.6353 · Directions ↗
Other end38.6159, -82.6354 · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.

The trail

Length0.4 miles, of which 0.4 miles evaluated accessible
Trail class5, fully developed
Typeland trail
Surfaceasphalt (paved)
Typical grade0-5 percent
Typical tread width48-60 inches
Minimum widthover 42 inches
Motor vehiclesClosed to all motorized use year-round
AccessibilityAt least one segment meets Forest Service accessibility guidelines
Trail numbers1
ForestWayne National Forest (unit 0914)
StatesOhio
Detail publishedmanagement level, with uses

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Rock House Trail30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 3.28 inches of precipitation, 5.0 inches of snowFebruary: 3.15 inches of precipitation, 3.9 inches of snowMarch: 4.19 inches of precipitation, 2.2 inches of snowApril: 3.69 inches of precipitation, 0.1 inches of snowMay: 4.45 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 4.05 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 5.57 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 3.67 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 3.88 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 3.10 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowNovember: 2.94 inches of precipitation, 0.4 inches of snowDecember: 3.72 inches of precipitation, 2.0 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 30.7°F averageFebruary: 33.7°F averageMarch: 41.7°F averageApril: 52.4°F averageMay: 61.8°F averageJune: 70.1°F averageJuly: 74.0°F averageAugust: 72.5°F averageSeptember: 65.6°F averageOctober: 53.6°F averageNovember: 42.6°F averageDecember: 35.3°F average0 in2 in4 in6 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Waterloo, 11 miles from the trail midpoint at 625 feet, station USC00338810 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 46 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 14 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Allowed uses

HikingAllowed year-round

A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.

Trailheads

Open January to December
0 mi
No season published
• BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET, NEVER SHOOT UNTIL YOU KNOW IT IS SAFE! Never shoot an arrow until you are positive that no one is in front of you or behind the targets. • Watch for horses using the adjacent horse trail system. • Do not shoot at anything other than target
0 mi

Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date.

Camping nearby

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Rock House Trail?

0.4 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Wayne National Forest. 0.4 miles of that are evaluated as accessible.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Rock House Trail?

hiking. The trail is closed to motor vehicles year-round.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Where does the Rock House Trail start?

The line begins at 38.6107, -82.6353 and ends at 38.6159, -82.6354. The nearest recorded trailhead is Rock House Trailhead, 0 miles from the line. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Rock House Trail in a wilderness area?

No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Where can I camp near the Rock House Trail?

Oak Hill (0.2 mi), Lake Vesuvius Recreation Area (0.5 mi) and Iron Ridge Campground (0.6 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How developed is the Rock House Trail?

Trail class 5, which the Forest Service describes as fully developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

How steep and how wide is the Rock House Trail?

The typical grade is 0-5 percent. The typical tread is 48-60 inches wide.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Rock House Trail accessible?

The Forest Service has evaluated 0.4 miles of this trail as meeting its accessibility guidelines. The surface is asphalt.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Rock House Trail?

Wayne National Forest, Forest Service unit 0914. The trail is in Ohio.

Source: Wayne National Forest official page

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named ROCK HOUSE in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0914. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.