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Kuenning Dicke Natural Area

Miami & Erie Canal Towpath

13.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Miami & Erie Canal Towpath is a 13.2-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 mi846 – 938 ft13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.53803, -84.37859
Nearest town Saint Marys, OH
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Miami & Erie Canal Towpath

13.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Elevation 848–938 ft

Out & Back · Kuenning Dicke Natural Area

Trailhead: 40.53803, -84.37859

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Miami & Erie Canal Towpath, heading S.
  3. 6.5 miReach Miami & Erie Canal Towpath, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 6.5 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-21-km

Trail surface

87% grass11% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 8:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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Hikes near Saint Marys, Ohio