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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 Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 83°F / low 71° · precip 61% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Baldwin Pond Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Baldwin Pond.
  3. 0.4 miBear right onto Stepping Stones Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miPass Traveler's Spring.
  5. 200 ftTurn right onto Traveler's Spring Trail, heading W.
  6. 250 ftTurn right onto Lower Birch Creek Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miPass The Cascades.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Oak Triangle Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Inman Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miPass Yellow spring.
  11. 0.4 miReach The Cascades, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Oak Triangle Trail, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lower Birch Creek Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto Traveler's Spring Trail, heading S.
  15. 250 ftTurn left onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miBear left onto Fire Road, heading NE.
  17. 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

Heavy rainTemperature 83°F71°
Precip61%Wind18 mphUV6Humidity89%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 27% rain1 AM: 31% rain2 AM: 25% rain3 AM: 34% rain4 AM: 41% rain5 AM: 35% rain6 AM: 33% rain7 AM: 33% rain8 AM: 20% rain9 AM: 18% rain10 AM: 15% rain11 AM: 17% rain12 PM: 10% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 5% rain5 PM: 7% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 13% rain8 PM: 26% rain9 PM: 42% rain10 PM: 61% rain11 PM: 61% rain
Sunrise 7:22 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:38 PM
Mon 71°59° 65%
Tue 66°57°
Wed 63°57°
Thu 67°55°
Fri 67°47°
Sat 67°45°

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