Prairie Grass Trail
14.1 mi · ▲ 185 ft · 4 hr 48 min
Prairie Grass Trail is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in Prairie Grass Trail near Oldtown, OH. It is mostly level, with 185 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prairie Grass Trail
14.1 mi · ▲ 185 ft · 4 hr 48 min
Elevation 843–1,034 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Grass Trail
Trailhead: Little Miami Scenic Trail · 39.72187, -83.93549
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 83°F / low 71° · precip 78% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Little Miami Scenic Trail, heading S.
- 2.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Prairie Grass Trail, heading E.
- 3.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 4.3 miSharp right onto Little Miami Scenic Trail, heading W.
- 2.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.8 mi in (~145 min). Leave by 4:53 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Prairie Grass Trail
- 7.1 mi · out & back · via Prairie Grass Trail
- 7.4 mi · out & back · via Prairie Grass Trail
- 8.5 mi · out & back · via Prairie Grass Trail
- 8.7 mi · out & back · via Prairie Grass Trail
- 8.8 mi · out & back · via Prairie Grass Trail
- 9.2 mi · out & back · via Prairie Grass Trail
- 9.4 mi · out & back · via Prairie Grass Trail
More from Little Miami Scenic Trail Trailhead
- Little Miami Scenic Trail 12.4 mi · ▲ 298 ft
- Traveler's Spring & Upper Birch Creek Trail via Little Miami Scenic Trail 14.2 mi · ▲ 448 ft
- Little Miami Scenic Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- School Forest Trail & Upper Birch Creek Trail via Little Miami Scenic Trail 13.2 mi · ▲ 439 ft
- Little Miami Scenic Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 79 ft
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