AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Kuenning Dicke Natural Area

Miami & Erie Canal Towpath

13 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 4 hr 22 min

Miami & Erie Canal Towpath is a 13-mile out-and-back in Kuenning Dicke Natural Area near Saint Marys, OH. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi863 – 938 ft13.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Miami & Erie Canal Towpath 40.53464, -84.37724
Nearest town Saint Marys, OH
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Miami & Erie Canal Towpath

13 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 4 hr 22 min

Elevation 862–939 ft

Out & Back · Kuenning Dicke Natural Area

Trailhead: Miami & Erie Canal Towpath · 40.53464, -84.37724

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

  1. Start on Miami & Erie Canal Towpath, heading N.
  2. 6.5 miReach Miami & Erie Canal Towpath, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 6.4 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-19-km

Trail surface

89% grass10% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 8:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 7:44 PM for the 8:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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