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Glen Helen Nature Preserve

Little Miami Scenic Trail

14.6 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 4 hr 58 min

Little Miami Scenic Trail is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Glen Helen Nature Preserve near Beatty, OH. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi853 – 1,030 ft14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Little Miami Scenic Trail 39.87900, -83.84094
Nearest town Beatty, OH
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Little Miami Scenic Trail

14.6 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 4 hr 58 min

Elevation 853–1,031 ft

Out & Back · Glen Helen Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Little Miami Scenic Trail · 39.87900, -83.84094

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 82°F / low 69° · precip 59% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Little Miami Scenic Trail, heading SW.
  2. 6.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 6.5 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-23-km-810f

Weather

RainTemperature 82°F69°
Precip59%Wind16 mphUV6Humidity89%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65° 12 AM: 25% rain1 AM: 23% rain2 AM: 24% rain3 AM: 32% rain4 AM: 36% rain5 AM: 34% rain6 AM: 32% rain7 AM: 33% rain8 AM: 22% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 17% rain11 AM: 19% rain12 PM: 11% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 6% rain5 PM: 7% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 14% rain8 PM: 23% rain9 PM: 42% rain10 PM: 54% rain11 PM: 59% rain
Sunrise 7:22 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:38 PM
Mon 70°59° 66%
Tue 66°56°
Wed 62°57°
Thu 67°55°
Fri 67°46°
Sat 67°45°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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