The Grotto via Little Miami Scenic Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Glen Helen Nature Preserve near Yellow Springs, OH. The route reaches The Grotto. It is mostly level, with 227 ft of elevation gain. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi853 – 978 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.80456, -83.88549
Nearest town Yellow Springs, OH
Directions
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The Grotto via Little Miami Scenic Trail
4 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 852–976 ft
Out & Back · Glen Helen Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 39.80456, -83.88549
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass The Grotto.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Little Miami Scenic Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:38 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
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More from this trailhead
- Little Miami Scenic Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 192 ft
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