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Melvin Miller Park

Simon Kenton Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 56 min

Simon Kenton Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Melvin Miller Park near Urbana, OH. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,063 – 1,145 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.11985, -83.73196
Nearest town Urbana, OH
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Simon Kenton Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 56 min

Elevation 1,063–1,146 ft

Out & Back · Melvin Miller Park

Trailhead: 40.11985, -83.73196

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 300 ftTurn left onto Simon Kenton Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.3 miReach Simon Kenton Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/simon-kenton-trail-out-back-4-km-beb8

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 8:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:57 PM for the 8:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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