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Glen Helen Nature Preserve

Baldwin Pond & Upper Birch Creek Trail via Little Miami Scenic Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Baldwin Pond & Upper Birch Creek Trail via Little Miami Scenic Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Glen Helen Nature Preserve near Yellow Springs, OH. The route reaches Baldwin Pond at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 287 ft. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi853 – 1,007 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Little Miami Scenic Trail 39.78909, -83.88346
Nearest town Yellow Springs, OH
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Baldwin Pond & Upper Birch Creek Trail via Little Miami Scenic Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 852–1,008 ft

Out & Back · Glen Helen Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Little Miami Scenic Trail · 39.78909, -83.88346

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 8:47 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Little Miami Scenic Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  6. 450 ftBear right onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Sassafras Grove Trail, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right onto Stepping Stones Trail, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Fire Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miReach Baldwin Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miBear right onto Stepping Stones Trail, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left onto Sassafras Grove Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 500 ftSharp right, heading W.
  18. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  20. 0.5 miSharp right onto Little Miami Scenic Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/baldwin-pond-baldwin-pond-out-back-3-lakes-9-km

Trail surface

4% dirt1% grass95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 8:47 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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