Shovel

  • Difficulty: Easy one yellow star
  • Distance: 1.66 miles
  • Restrooms: Yes – in the park
  • Stroller Friendly: No
  • Wheelchair Friendly: No
  • Playground: Yes
  • Dog Friendly: Yes
  • Location: Rocky Ridge County Park – Wildlife Picnic Area Parking
    • black and white illustration of a battlefield

    Clues for Your Hike

    1. Start at the trail near Grey Squirrel pavilion at the yellow post and green fence at the entrance. (There are no blazes or trail entrance sign.)
    2. At the bench split, stay left toward the orange triangle blazes.
    3. Follow the orange rectangle and triangle blazes up a small hill and down the other side.
    4. At about 0.31 miles, turn right at the tree with two orange triangles.
    5. Follow the orange triangle blazes. At the bench intersection of yellow rectangle, stay to the right. K
    6. eep following the yellow rectangle blazes.
    7. At 0.92 miles, pass the intersection of orange rectangle blazes on the right. Keep straight on the yellow rectangle blazes. Look for the post here.
    8. To return to your vehicle, continue to follow the yellow blazes. At the park boundary on the left, you will see houses. Here you can enjoy the Mountain Laurel. You will see a bench on the right as you complete the loop. Stay to the left, following the yellow blazes back to the parking area where you started.

    Did You Know?

    • There are over 100 different types of shovels and in the American Revolution, soldiers used them to dig trenches and fortifications.
    • A shovel or spade is a lightweight model used for digging out loose material at fossil and dinosaur digs.
    • In the US, shovels are produced in every state, with most being made in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.
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