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Glen Helen Nature Preserve

Little Miami Scenic Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Little Miami Scenic Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Glen Helen Nature Preserve near Yellow Springs, OH. It is mostly level, with 245 ft of elevation gain. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi853 – 978 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.80119, -83.88446
Nearest town Yellow Springs, OH
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Little Miami Scenic Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 852–976 ft

Out & Back · Glen Helen Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 39.80119, -83.88446

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 S.
  2. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right onto Little Miami Scenic Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
  10. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 150 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-5-km-bfbd

Trail surface

1% rock99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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

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