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Glen Helen Nature Preserve

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

14.6 mi · ▲ 425 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Baldwin Pond & Upper Birch Creek Trail via Little Miami Scenic Trail is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Glen Helen Nature Preserve near Oldtown, OH. The route reaches Baldwin Pond at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 425 ft. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 1,007 ft15.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.72967, -83.93668
Nearest town Oldtown, OH
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Baldwin Pond & Upper Birch Creek Trail via Little Miami Scenic Trail

14.6 mi · ▲ 425 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Elevation 816–1,008 ft

Out & Back · Glen Helen Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 39.72967, -83.93668

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 at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftTurn left onto Little Miami Scenic Trail, heading N.
  3. 4.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftBear right onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Sassafras Grove Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right onto Stepping Stones Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Fire Road, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miReach Baldwin Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miBear right onto Stepping Stones Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left onto Sassafras Grove Trail, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 450 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  19. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left onto Little Miami Scenic Trail, heading S.
  22. 4.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fire-road-out-back

Trail surface

8% paved2% dirt90% 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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