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.
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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
- Start on Great Miami River Recreation Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miPass Hutchins Station Reservoir.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 2.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tibbals Lane, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Great Miami River Recreation Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Hutchins Station Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Tibbals Lane, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Great Miami River Recreation Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 2.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 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.
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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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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