The Cascades–Traveler's Spring, 5 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Glen Helen Nature Preserve near Yellow Springs, OH. The route passes Baldwin Pond, Traveler's Spring, The Cascades and Yellow spring. It climbs 258 ft. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi889 – 984 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Baldwin Pond Trail 39.80661, -83.88074
Nearest town Yellow Springs, OH
Directions
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The Cascades–Traveler's Spring, 5 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 889–985 ft
Out & Back · Glen Helen Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Baldwin Pond Trail · 39.80661, -83.88074
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 8:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Baldwin Pond Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Baldwin Pond.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Stepping Stones Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Traveler's Spring.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Traveler's Spring Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Lower Birch Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass The Cascades.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Oak Triangle Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Inman Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Yellow spring.
- 0.4 miReach The Cascades, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Oak Triangle Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Lower Birch Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Traveler's Spring Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
20% dirt1% grass79% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 8:47 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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