The Grotto via Little Miami Scenic Trail is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Glen Helen Nature Preserve near Oldtown, OH. The route reaches The Grotto at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 247 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi817 – 974 ft13.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.72967, -83.93668
Nearest town Oldtown, OH
Directions
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The Grotto via Little Miami Scenic Trail
12.9 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 4 hr 25 min
Elevation 816–974 ft
Out & Back · Glen Helen Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 39.72967, -83.93668
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Little Miami Scenic Trail, heading N.
- 5.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach The Grotto, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 6.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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 surface
9% paved91% 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Prairie Grass Trail 15.3 mi · ▲ 187 ft
- Little Miami Scenic Trail 11.5 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Little Miami Scenic Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 79 ft
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- Baldwin Pond & Upper Birch Creek Trail via Little Miami Scenic Trail 14.6 mi · ▲ 425 ft
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