AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Miami & Erie Canal Towpath

9.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Miami & Erie Canal Towpath is a 9.6-mile out-and-back near Saint Marys, OH. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi840 – 856 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.54516, -84.38905
Nearest town Saint Marys, OH
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Miami & Erie Canal Towpath

9.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Elevation 841–857 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.54516, -84.38905

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 86°F / low 71° · precip 23% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Miami & Erie Canal Towpath, heading NW.
  2. 1 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 3.8 miReach Miami & Erie Canal Towpath, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 3.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.9 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/miami-erie-canal-towpath-out-back-12-km-bdaf

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 86°F71°
Precip23%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity94%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 23% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 2% rain7 PM: 1% rain8 PM: 3% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 7:09 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Sat 85°69° 42%
Sun 76°59°
Mon 76°55°
Tue 83°61°
Wed 86°67°
Thu 74°58° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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