School Forest Trail via Little Miami Scenic Trail is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Glen Helen Nature Preserve near Beatty, OH. It climbs 313 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi853 – 1,030 ft15.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Little Miami Scenic Trail 39.87900, -83.84094
Nearest town Beatty, OH
Directions
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School Forest Trail via Little Miami Scenic Trail
15.3 mi · ▲ 313 ft · 5 hr 15 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
- Start on Little Miami Scenic Trail, heading SW.
- 6.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp right onto School Forest Trail, heading NE.
- 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 W.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Little Miami Scenic Trail, heading NW.
- 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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