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Swift Run Lake & Canal Run

6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Swift Run Lake & Canal Run is a 6-mile out-and-back near Piqua, OH. The route reaches Swift Run Lake at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 909 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.14696, -84.24179
Nearest town Piqua, OH
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Swift Run Lake & Canal Run

6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 869–908 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.14696, -84.24179

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 8:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftTurn right onto Piqua Activities Trail for Health, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Canal Run, heading NW.
  4. 2.2 miPass Swift Run Lake.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miReach Swift Run Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Canal Run, heading S.
  8. 2.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Piqua Activities Trail for Health, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 50 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/swift-run-lake-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 8:49 PM

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