AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Miami & Erie Canal Towpath

9.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Miami & Erie Canal Towpath is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near Glynwood, 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 mi843 – 860 ft9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Miami & Erie Canal Towpath 40.60080, -84.36996
Nearest town Glynwood, OH
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Miami & Erie Canal Towpath

9.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Elevation 842–858 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Miami & Erie Canal Towpath · 40.60080, -84.36996

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 70° · precip 20% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Miami & Erie Canal Towpath, heading SW.
  2. 3.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miReach Miami & Erie Canal Towpath, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 3.7 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-d822

Trail surface

97% gravel3% grass

Weather

OvercastTemperature 85°F70°
Precip20%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity94%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 20% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 4% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 7:08 AM12 AM3 AM9 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:44 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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