Crains Run Nature Park

Hutchins Station Reservoir & Great Miami River Recreation Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 57 min

Hutchins Station Reservoir & Great Miami River Recreation Trail is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Crains Run Nature Park near Bridgeport, OH. The route reaches Hutchins Station Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi669 – 702 ft15.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Great Miami River Recreation Trail 39.64025, -84.29101
Nearest town Bridgeport, OH

Directions

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Hutchins Station Reservoir & Great Miami River Recreation Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 57 min

Elevation 668–703 ft

Out & Back · Crains Run Nature Park

Trailhead: Great Miami River Recreation Trail · 39.64025, -84.29101

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 8:48 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Great Miami River Recreation Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.8 miPass Hutchins Station Reservoir.
  3. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 2.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tibbals Lane, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Great Miami River Recreation Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.7 miReach Hutchins Station Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Tibbals Lane, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Great Miami River Recreation Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 2.8 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 3.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

44% paved56% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 8:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 8:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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