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

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 8:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 8:27 PM for the 8:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 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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