About Balancing Rock Trailhead
This trailhead is part of the [Lake Vesuvius Horse Trail System](https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/wayne/recreation/ohv/recarea/?recid=77375). The Lake Vesuvius horseback trails system 46.66 miles long and is composed of 9 trails, 4 trailheads, and one horse campground. The Lake Vesuvius horse trails wind through some of the most striking landscapes in Ohio. They will lead you through a variety of vegetation where many species of wildlife live. You will ride along rock cliffs, water falls, streams and along ridge tops. Expect to see open fields, brushland, mature forest, and young forests. Along the way, you will notice man's influence and land management activities.
- Managed by: Wayne National Forest, FS
- Where: 6 mi northeast of Ironton, OH · 38.60439, -82.63018
Things to do:
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–Jun & Aug–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Feb.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balancing Rock Connector | Hiking | at camp | 0.2 mi |
| Vesuvius Main Loop | Horse | 0.1 mi | 29.6 mi |
| Lake Shore | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 7.5 mi |
| Backpack | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 15.3 mi |
| Scarlet Oak | Hiking | 0.3 mi | 0.4 mi |
| Balancing Rock | Horse | 0.4 mi | 0.5 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 5G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is faint and only shows overhead.
Class 5 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Propane: 5.1 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.