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Glen Helen Nature Preserve

Little Miami Scenic Trail

2 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 44 min

Little Miami Scenic Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Glen Helen Nature Preserve near Yellow Springs, OH. It is mostly level, with 117 ft of elevation gain. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi853 – 974 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Little Miami Scenic Trail 39.79223, -83.88286
Nearest town Yellow Springs, OH
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Little Miami Scenic Trail

2 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 44 min

Elevation 853–974 ft

Out & Back · Glen Helen Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Little Miami Scenic Trail · 39.79223, -83.88286

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 93°F / low 72° · precip 23% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Little Miami Scenic Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miSharp left onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 350 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  8. 350 ftBear left onto Little Miami Scenic Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 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/little-miami-scenic-trail-out-back-3-km-3f7e

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 93°F72°
Precip23%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity91%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70° 12 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 8% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 2% rain5 PM: 21% rain6 PM: 23% rain7 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Sat 85°69° 45%
Sun 75°62°
Mon 79°56°
Tue 86°64°
Wed 89°69° 20%
Thu 76°60° 22%

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