The Grotto is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Glen Helen Nature Preserve near Yellow Springs, OH. The route reaches The Grotto at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 236 ft of elevation gain. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi846 – 974 ft4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.78120, -83.88600
Nearest town Yellow Springs, OH
Directions
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The Grotto
4.5 mi · ▲ 236 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 847–973 ft
Out & Back · Glen Helen Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 39.78120, -83.88600
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 8:47 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach The Grotto, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftArrive 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
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