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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 Aug 4: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 8:47 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

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 8:47 PM

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