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Glen Helen Nature Preserve

Baldwin Pond via Upper Birch Creek Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Baldwin Pond via Upper Birch Creek Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Glen Helen Nature Preserve near Yellow Springs, OH. The route reaches Baldwin Pond at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 304 ft. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi853 – 1,007 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Little Miami Scenic Trail 39.80751, -83.88798
Nearest town Yellow Springs, OH
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Baldwin Pond via Upper Birch Creek Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 853–1,008 ft

Out & Back · Glen Helen Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Little Miami Scenic Trail · 39.80751, -83.88798

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Little Miami Scenic Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miSharp left onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Sassafras Grove Trail, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right onto Stepping Stones Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Fire Road, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miReach Baldwin Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miBear right onto Stepping Stones Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left onto Sassafras Grove Trail, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
  15. 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  16. 350 ftSharp right onto Little Miami Scenic Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.9 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/fire-road-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

4% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 8:47 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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