Ricciardi Spring & Upper Birch Creek Trail via Little Miami Scenic Trail is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Little Miami Scenic Trail near Pinewood Village, OH. The route reaches Ricciardi Spring at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 439 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi817 – 978 ft · steepest grade: 19%15.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Little Miami Scenic Trail 39.70657, -83.93329
Nearest town Pinewood Village, OH
Directions
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Ricciardi Spring & Upper Birch Creek Trail via Little Miami Scenic Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 439 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Elevation 816–976 ft
Out & Back · Little Miami Scenic Trail
Trailhead: Little Miami Scenic Trail · 39.70657, -83.93329
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 8:47 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Little Miami Scenic Trail, heading N.
- 6.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Very Steep Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Ricciardi Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Little Miami Scenic Trail, heading S.
- 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 surface
26% paved74% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 8:47 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 8:05 PM for the 8:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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