School Forest Trail via Little Miami Scenic Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Glen Helen Nature Preserve near Yellow Springs, OH. It climbs 264 ft. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi853 – 1,011 ft4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Little Miami Scenic Trail 39.80751, -83.88798
Nearest town Yellow Springs, OH
Directions
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School Forest Trail via Little Miami Scenic Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 264 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 853–1,010 ft
Out & Back · Glen Helen Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Little Miami Scenic Trail · 39.80751, -83.88798
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 8:47 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Little Miami Scenic Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp right onto School Forest Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach School Forest Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Little Miami Scenic Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 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 6:38 AMSunset 8:47 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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