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 Aug 4: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 8:51 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

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 8:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:02 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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