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Glen Helen Nature Preserve

Little Miami Scenic Trail

11.5 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 3 hr 58 min

Little Miami Scenic Trail is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Glen Helen Nature Preserve near Oldtown, OH. It climbs 252 ft. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 978 ft11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.72967, -83.93668
Nearest town Oldtown, OH
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Little Miami Scenic Trail

11.5 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 3 hr 58 min

Elevation 816–976 ft

Out & Back · Glen Helen Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 39.72967, -83.93668

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:38 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. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 5.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftArrive 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-19-km-43cb

Trail surface

10% paved90% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:17 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:38 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:05 PM.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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