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Glen Helen Nature Preserve

Upper Birch Creek Trail via Little Miami Scenic Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Upper Birch Creek Trail via Little Miami Scenic Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Glen Helen Nature Preserve near Yellow Springs, OH. It is mostly level, with 119 ft of elevation gain. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi853 – 984 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Little Miami Scenic Trail 39.80751, -83.88798
Nearest town Yellow Springs, OH
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Upper Birch Creek Trail via Little Miami Scenic Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 852–984 ft

Out & Back · Glen Helen Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Little Miami Scenic Trail · 39.80751, -83.88798

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Little Miami Scenic Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miSharp left onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftReach Upper Birch Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right onto Little Miami Scenic Trail, heading NW.
  11. 1.6 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-7-km-49f5

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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