Baldwin Pond & Upper Birch Creek Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Glen Helen Nature Preserve near Yellow Springs, OH. The route reaches Baldwin Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi846 – 1,007 ft5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.77876, -83.88771
Nearest town Yellow Springs, OH
Directions
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Baldwin Pond & Upper Birch Creek Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 847–1,008 ft
Out & Back · Glen Helen Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 39.77876, -83.88771
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 8:47 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Sassafras Grove Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Stepping Stones Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Baldwin Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Stepping Stones Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Sassafras Grove Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
5% dirt95% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 8:47 PM
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