AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Swift Run Lake & Canal Run

4.8 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Swift Run Lake & Canal Run is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Piqua, OH. The route reaches Swift Run Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi883 – 909 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.14682, -84.25250
Nearest town Piqua, OH
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Swift Run Lake & Canal Run

4.8 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 882–908 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.14682, -84.25250

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 8:49 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 150 ftTurn 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. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 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-8-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 8:49 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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