The Grotto via Cemetery Road Bridge is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Glen Helen Nature Preserve near Yellow Springs, OH. The route reaches The Grotto at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi853 – 974 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.78536, -83.87690
Nearest town Yellow Springs, OH
Directions
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The Grotto via Cemetery Road Bridge
3.2 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 852–973 ft
Out & Back · Glen Helen Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 39.78536, -83.87690
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 8:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cemetery Road Bridge, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach The Grotto, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.9 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 6:38 AMSunset 8:47 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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