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Ricciardi Spring via Little Miami Scenic Trail is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Glen Helen Nature Preserve near Beatty, OH. The route reaches Ricciardi Spring at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 260 ft. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi853 – 1,030 ft15.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Little Miami Scenic Trail 39.87900, -83.84094
Nearest town Beatty, OH

Directions

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Ricciardi Spring via Little Miami Scenic Trail

15.5 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 5 hr 18 min

Elevation 853–1,031 ft

Out & Back · Glen Helen Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Little Miami Scenic Trail · 39.87900, -83.84094

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 8:47 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Little Miami Scenic Trail, heading SW.
  2. 6.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miSharp left onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Very Steep Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miReach Ricciardi Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 350 ftSharp right onto Little Miami Scenic Trail, heading NW.
  11. 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.

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 8:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:54 PM for the 8:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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