Traveler's Spring via Upper Birch Creek Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Glen Helen Nature Preserve near Yellow Springs, OH. The route reaches Traveler's Spring at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 352 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi853 – 974 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.80119, -83.88446
Nearest town Yellow Springs, OH
Directions
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Traveler's Spring via Upper Birch Creek Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 853–973 ft
Out & Back · Glen Helen Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 39.80119, -83.88446
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 83°F / low 70° · precip 62% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Sassafras Grove Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Traveler's Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Sassafras Grove Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
2% rock98% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 83°F70°
Precip62%Wind16 mphUV6Humidity87%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 7:22 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:38 PM
Mon
70°59°
65%
Tue
66°57°
Wed
63°57°
Thu
68°55°
Fri
67°47°
Sat
67°45°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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