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Glen Helen Nature Preserve

Upper Birch Creek Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 56 min

Upper Birch Creek Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Glen Helen Nature Preserve near Yellow Springs, OH. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 1,007 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fire Road 39.80276, -83.87921
Nearest town Yellow Springs, OH
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Upper Birch Creek Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 56 min

Elevation 877–1,008 ft

Out & Back · Glen Helen Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Fire Road · 39.80276, -83.87921

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 8:47 PM

  1. Start on Fire Road, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Stepping Stones Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Sassafras Grove Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sassafras Grove Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right onto Stepping Stones Trail, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Fire Road, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/upper-birch-creek-trail-out-back-4-km-b0f4

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 8:47 PM

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