Front Street via Buck Creek Scenic Trail
5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Front Street via Buck Creek Scenic Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Springfield, OH. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Front Street via Buck Creek Scenic Trail
5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 918–987 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Simon Kenton Trail · 39.92175, -83.80392
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Simon Kenton Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Buck Creek Scenic Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miReach Front Street, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right onto Simon Kenton Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Simon Kenton Trail Trailhead
- Buck Creek Scenic Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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