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Glen Helen Nature Preserve

Ricciardi Spring–School Forest Trail, 3 sights

5 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Ricciardi Spring–School Forest Trail, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Glen Helen Nature Preserve near Yellow Springs, OH. The route reaches Ricciardi Spring at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 394 ft. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi853 – 1,014 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.80119, -83.88446
Nearest town Yellow Springs, OH
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Ricciardi Spring–School Forest Trail, 3 sights

5 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 852–1,013 ft

Out & Back · Glen Helen Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 39.80119, -83.88446

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 8:47 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miSharp left onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Sassafras Grove Trail, heading N.
  6. 50 ftSharp left onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Very Steep Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miPass Ricciardi Spring.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto School Forest Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading NW.
  13. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  14. 450 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  15. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miSharp right onto Little Miami Scenic Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ricciardi-spring-school-forest-trail-out-back-3-sights-7-km

Trail surface

1% rock99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 8:47 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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