Butler County Trails Miami Valley*
RailTrails**
326.8 miles of paved Trail (2009)
237.9 miles of Connected Trail
**Multi-Use Trails See What's A RailTrail?
*Miami Valley - The Miami Valley consists of the 14 counties that surround Montgomery County (Dayton) and Greene County (Xenia). They are Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Darke, Fayette, Greene, Hamilton, Madison, Montgomery, Miami, Preble, Shelby and Warren.
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The Great Miami River Recreation Trail GMRRT (Butler County) (to be constructed from Dayton to Hamilton)
Trail North from Hamilton to Rentschler Forest Preserve - In Planning
Trail in Hamilton - 5 miles - Main-High Bridge South to Waterworks Park (In Fairfield)
Miami
2 Miami Trail - In planning and construction.
To be built in
Butler and Warren County.
Connects the Little Miami
Scenic Trail to the
Great Miami River Recreation Trail
Port Union - Gilmore Ponds Historic Canal Trail - (part of Miami-2-Miami) 2.93 miles -Opened April 2008.
Simon Kenton Trail - Springfield (Heritage Center) to Urbana YMCA - 17.9 mi.
Buck Creek
Trail Veteran's Park (Plum Street ) to Buck Creek State
Park - 6.8 mi
Connects to
Simon Kenton Trail.
Simon Kenton Trail - Heritage Center in downtown Springfield, crossing Buck Creek Trail to Urbana YMCA - 17.9 mi.
Prairie Grass Trail in Clark County - see below
Little Miami Scenic Trail in Clark County - I-70 to Heritage Center 3 miles (in Planning)
The Tecumseh Trail (To be Built 2009) [ 2 miles when Phase 1 is completed]
Three Counties Trail - See Montgomery County (In Planning)
Trail South from New Carlisle to Park Layne Manor (In Planning)
Little Miami
Scenic Trail - a portion of the trail which is called the Little
Miami Scenic Park runs from Greene County South to the Little Miami Golf Center (Newtown
Road). There are about 50 miles of trail in Greene, Warren, Clermont and
Hamilton counties.
Union City Gateway - One mile trail crosses Ohio-Indiana border to connect trails in Ohio with those in Indiana.
Greenville
Creek Trail - Extends from Darke County's Alice Bish
Park to the Greenville
City Park. (Approximately .5 mile).
Fayette
County Trails (Also Ross and Highland Counties)
Tri-County Triangle Trail - (Information on their website) - See Map of Trail - This trail has completed approximately 30 miles of a planned 62 mile trail from Washington Court House (Fayette County) Southwest to Chillicothe (Ross County), West from Chillicothe to Greenfield (Highland County) and North from Greenfield to Washington Court House.
Creekside Trail & Creekside Recreation Trail - Xenia Station to Eastwood MetroPark 17.2 mi.
Towler Road Spur - From Creekside Trail West on Towler Road to West Side Park .7 mi.
Beaver Creek Trail Connector - From Community Park North to Veteran's Park .7 mi.
Prairie Grass Trail- Xenia to Cedarville, South Charleston and London, Ohio 37.6 mi.
Little Miami Scenic Trail - Springfield to Little Miami Golf Center (Newtown Road) 78 mi.
Ellis Park Spur - North of Yellow Springs East to Ellis Park .36 mi.
T-Connector - Wright Brothers Memorial to Huffman MetroPark (Includes connectivity to Wright Brothers Flying Field
Wright-Brothers Bikeway - Wright Brothers Memorial to Fairborn 5.0 mi.
Xenia-Jamestown Connector - Hoop Road (Southeast of Xenia) to Fayette County line 12.5 miles
Xenia Station - The hub of the trails centered in Xenia, Ohio
Three Counties Trail - See
Montgomery County (In Planning)
Ohio River Trail - Village of New Richmond West along Ohio River to Lunken Airport 16 miles (In planning)
Little Miami Scenic Trail - a portion of the trail which is called the Little Miami Scenic Park runs from Greene County South to the Little Miami Golf Center (Newtown Road). There are about 50 miles of trail in Greene, Warren, Clermont and Hamilton counties.
Prairie Grass Trail - London East to Wilson Road 8.1 mi
Iron Horse Trail - in Kettering. 5.4 miles (See Creekside Recreation Trail above)
Iron Horse Trail - in Centerville 1.88 miles (Planned a total of 5.5 miles)
Paul Laurence
Dunbar Connector - (Downtown Dayton via Wolf Creek)
3.6 miles To connect
with Wolf Creek Recreation Trail (see below).
Great Miami River Recreation Trail (Northern Segment) - Triangle MetroPark North to Taylorsville MetroPark 14.5 miles
Great Miami River Recreation Trail (Montgomery County) - Downtown Dayton 22.6 mi. (both sides of Great Miami River) Helena Street Bridge (North) to Stewart Street Bridge (South)
Trail South from Stewart Street Bridge on West bank of Great Miami River 4,500 feet (in long range planning)
The Great Miami River Recreation Trail [GMRRT] in Warren & Butler Counties - (Partially Complete) to run from Dayton South to Hamilton.
Mad River Recreation Trail - Eastwood MetroPark to downtown Dayton 2.8 mi.
Mad River Recreation Trail Northern Bank - .5 mile Point Park to Webster Street and Deeds Park.
Stillwater River Recreation Trail (North) - Englewood MetroPark South towards Dayton, 2 mi. (not completed to downtown Dayton).
Stillwater River Recreation Trail (South) - Sinclair Park to Island MetroPark on Stillwater River - 3.8 mi
Stewart Street Bikeway - Great Miami River Recreation Trail to University of Dayton, 0.5 mi
Main Street - Pinnacle Road Bike Trail - Main Street Bridge in Moraine West to Deer Meadow Park (2.3 mi)
Wolf Creek Recreation Trail - Trotwood to Verona via Brookville, 13 mi.
Three Counties Trail (Nominal
Name) [Trail in Planning] - Trail follows Norfolk Southern right of way from
Eastwood MetroPark (Montgomery County) Northeast to Huffman MetroPark
(Montgomery County). There it connects via the T
Connector to the
Wright
Brothers Bikeway - which runs 5 miles from Huffman
MetroPark into the City of
Fairborn.
Miami County Trails (See
Miami County Trails Page)
Trails in Miami County (All sections of Miami County Trails)
Great Miami River Recreation Trail Section 1 - Concord Township - 1.6mi
Great Miami River Recreation Trail Section 2 - Troy South to Dye Mill Rd - 2.5 mi.
Great Miami River Recreation Trail Section 3 - Tipp City Nature Center 1.62 miles North to South end of Section 1.
Great Miami River Recreation Trail Section 5 - Eldean Road to Peterson Road (1.99 miles complete 2009)
Great Miami River Recreation Trail Section 6 - Lock 9 Park in Piqua South to Peterson Road (3 miles)
Piqua Activities Trail For Health - (P.A.T.H.) - In Piqua. Troy-Sydney Rd. to Spiker Rd, 5.5 mi.
Canal Run - In Piqua. French Park North to Water Plant, 2.2 mi.
The Rivers Edge (North) - In Piqua, Lock 9 Park North to Roadside Park, 3.6 mi.
The River Edge (South) - In Piqua, Lock 9 Park South to Peterson Road, 3.0 miles
Tipp City Trails - Canal Lock Park via City Park North to Nature Center 1.23 mi
Great Miami River Recreation Trail Section 3 - Tipp City Nature Center North to Southern end of Section 2 1.62 Mi.
Tipp City Trails - Canal Lock Park South to Kyle Park (.73 mi) i.
Troy's Bike Trail - Troy North to Lytle Road 6.4 mi.
Kyle Park (South of Tipp City) to Lytle Road (North of Troy) 10.6 miles.
No trails built as yet. Preble County representatives are working with the Ohio/Indiana Greenway Connector Steering Committee
Railbed exists from Verona Southwest to New Paris near the Indiana border at Richmond, Indiana. Plans are being made to build on this railbed and possibly connect to the Wolf Creek Recreation Trail that ends at Verona.
City of Sidney Trail - One mile trail West from Graceland Cemetery West to the Great Miami River.
Lebanon Countryside Trail - Little Miami Scenic Trail to Lebanon; 8.2 mi.
Great Miami River Recreation Trail (Warren County) - Under Construction
Crains Run to Franklin 3.7 miles
Franklin to Middletown - about 4 miles when completed
State Route 4 to State Route 73 - 1.92 miles, completed September 2009
Middletown Section - Germantown Road (SR-4) South to Oxford State Hwy. (SR-73) 6.56 mi.
Trail from Middletown South to Rentschler Forest Preserve - In Planning
Little Miami
Scenic Trail - a portion of the trail which is called the Little
Miami Scenic Park runs from Greene County South to the Little Miami Golf Center (Newtown
Road). There are about 50 miles of trail in Greene, Warren, Clermont and
Hamilton counties.
Total Connected Trails in the
Miami Valley
234.9 miles (2009)
Connected
Trails in the Miami Valley - I am beginning to call the
emerging trail system in the Miami Valley the "Miami Valley Trails
System." As of 2008 there were by my count 237.9 -
miles of connected trail in the system. The trails that are connected going
from North to South are as follows:
|
Counties |
Trail Name |
Route |
Mileage |
|
Champaign & Clark |
Simon
Kenton Trail Connects to LMST at Springfield (Heritage Center) Connects to Buck Creek Trail in Springfield |
Urbana YMCA South to Springfield |
17.9 miles |
|
Clark |
Buck
Creek Trail Connects to Simon Kenton Trail |
West from Buck Creek State Park to Veteran's Park |
6.8 miles |
|
Clark, Greene, Warren, Claremont & Hamilton |
Little
Miami Scenic Trail [LMST] Connects North to Buck Creek Trail and Simon Kenton Trails |
Springfield South to Yellow Springs, Xenia, Spring Valley, Corwin, Oregonia, Morrow, Foster, Loveland, Milford and Terrace Park in Hamilton County. |
78.0 miles |
|
Warren |
Lebanon
Countryside Trail Connects to Little Miami Scenic Trail (LMST) |
LMST to Lebanon | 8.2 miles |
| Greene, Clark & Madison | Prairie
Grass Trail Connects to LMST at Xenia Station AKA Ohio To Erie Trail |
Xenia Station Northeast to London | 37.6 miles |
| Clark | Central
State Connector Connects to Prairie Grass Trail |
Prairie Grass Trail North to Central State University | .9 miles |
| Greene | Creekside
Trail Connects to Creekside Recreation Trail Connects to LMST at Xenia Station |
Xenia Station West to Creekside Recreation Trail | 10.4 miles |
| Greene | Beavercreek
Trail Connector Connects to Creekside Trail |
Creekside Trail North into Veteran's Park Beavercreek | 0.7 miles |
| Greene | Towler Road Spur Connects to Creekside Trail |
Creekside Trail at Towler Road West to West Side Park. | 0.5 miles |
| Montgomery | Creekside
Recreation Trail Connects to Mad River Recreation Trail Becomes Creekside Trail (Greene County) |
Creekside Trail to Eastwood MetroPark | 6.7 miles |
| Montgomery | Iron
Horse Trail Connects to Creekside Recreation Trail (West end) |
Creekside Trail South to Beavercreek & Kettering | 5.4 miles |
| Montgomery | Mad
River Recreation Trail Connects to GMRRT (Dayton) |
Eastwood MetroPark to Dayton | 2.8 miles |
| Montgomery | Great Miami River Recreation [GMRRT] Trail (Dayton) | North and South along Great Miami River | 22.6 miles |
| Montgomery | Great Miami River Recreation [GMRRT] (Northern Segment) (Dayton) | Triangle MetroPark North through Taylorsville MetroPark, | 14.5 miles |
| Miami | Great Miami River Recreation Trail [GMRRT] (Miami County) | Kyle Park (Tipp City) to
Tipp City Nature Center. Nature Center to Troy via Sections 1,2, & 3 of trail. Trail ends at Lytle Road North of Troy. |
12.5 miles |
| Montgomery | Paul
Laurence Dunbar Connector Connects to GMRRT in Dayton |
Connects downtown at Wolf Creek to GMRRT | 3.0 miles |
| Montgomery | Sinclair
Park to Island MetroPark [GMRRT] AKA Stillwater River Recreation Trail (Southern end) Connects to GMRRT in Dayton |
Connects Sinclair Park to Island MetroPark and the GMRRT in Dayton. This is the Southern end of the trail along the Stillwater River. The Northern end is the Stillwater River Recreation Trail. | 3.8 miles |
| Montgomery | Stewart
Street Bikeway Connects to GMRRT in Dayton |
University of Dayton to GMRRT at Stewart Street | 0.5 miles |
| Montgomery | Main Street - Pinnacle Road Bike Trail | Main Street stairway to Great Miami River Recreation Trail - West on Main Street to Deer Meadow Park on Pinnacle Road in Moraine | 4.0 miles |
| Butler | GMRRT in Butler & Hamilton Counties | Crains Run Nature Park to Franklin - trail to be extended to Hamilton | 3.7 miles |
For more information on each Web Page or Trail click on its name.
Clark County Trails
| Buck Creek Trail
| Simon Kenton Trail |
Prairie Grass Trail
|
| The Tecumseh Trail |
Greene County
Trails Creekside Trail | Towler
Road Spur| Prairie Grass Trail | Little Miami Scenic Trail |
T-Connector |
| Wright
Brothers' Bikeway |
Xenia-Jamestown Connector | Xenia
Station | I-675 Crossing |
Montgomery County Trails Creekside Recreation Trail
| Great Miami River Recreation Trail |
Great Miami River Recreation Trail (Northern
Segment) | Mad
River Recreation Trail |
| Stillwater River Recreation Trail | Stewart
St. Bikeway | Iron Horse Trail
|
| The Great Miami River Recreation Trail [GMRRT] in
Warren & Butler Counties |
| Wolf Creek Recreation Trail
|
Miami County
Trails Trails in Miami County |Section
1 | Section 2
| Piqua Activities Trail For Health |
| Canal Run
| The River's Edge North |The
River's Edge South | Troy Bike Trail | Section
5 | Tipp City Trail
Warren County
Trails| Lebanon
Countryside Trail |
| The Great Miami River Recreation Trail (GMRRT in
Warren & Butler Counties | Little Miami Scenic Trail
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