Tipp Ciy Trail

The new backbone trail for Miami County starts in Montgomery County to the South at Taylorsville MetroPark at the Great Miami River Recreation Trail (Northern Section). The trail will run north from the park at its' northern terminus which is Old Springfield Street.

In July 2005 the trail was extended from the new Canal Lock Park North about 1 mile to City Park. This joins the existing trail from City Park to the Nature Center on North 3rd Street.

The trail from Taylorsville MetroPark will follow north up Old Canal Road and will enter Tipp City at Thomas B. Kyle Park on the southern part of Tipp City.

As Tipp City is connected North (2008) to Troy and South (unknown) it will become part of the "Great Miami River Recreation Trail" (Miami County)

The trail photos start with the Northern end of Taylorsville MetroPark and move North to Tipp City.

At right is the entrance to Taylorsville MetroPark looking south from Old Springfield Street. In a few years a paved trail will go south from here (Old Springfield Street) to the completed portion of the Great Miami River Recreation Trail (Northern Segment which now ends at the lost city of Tadmore.	Click on Photo for larger image

Click on Photo for larger image	At left we are looking from the same location as the first picture only North across Old Springfield Street to Canal Street. The trail will run North along this road until it get to Thomas B. Kyle Park in Tipp City

At right is the sign for the Thomas B. Kyle Park in Tipp City. This park is on the South side of town. It is off of Canal Street that runs north and south to Taylorsville MetroPark after crossing Old Springfield Street.	Click on Photo for larger image

Click on Photo for larger image	At left is the bicycle trail in Thomas B. Kyle Park. The trail goes by the play fields around the park and then heads north. Currently the trail is only within the park but the City of Tipp City will connect this trail to Canal Lock Park in the City in a year or two.

Here we are at Canal Lock Park in Tipp City (State Route 571) . It is called "Canal Lock" park because there is a dry lock from old Miami and Erie Canal at the West end of the park. It includes parking but no restrooms or water.	Click on Photo for larger image

Click on Photo for larger image	The trail leaves Canal Lock Park to the North alongside the large levee heading towards City Park.

As can be seen from this photo the trail is adjacent to the Miami Conservancy District levee that protects the city from the Miami River to the right of this photo. The trail generally follows the route of the old Miami and Erie Canal.	Click on Photo for larger image

Click on Photo for larger image	The trail continues North about 1/2 mile from Canal Lock Park to City Park. Here we can see the trail crossing a small bridge. We are almost to City Park.

We have reached City Park in Tipp City. We are about to cross Tipp-Elizabeth Road (Park Drive) and cross into City Park. You can see the new: Tippecanoe Family Aquatic Center 225 Parkwood Drive Tipp City, Ohio Contact: 667-2781 or 667-8425 in the background. It's large blue slide is at left.	Click on Photo for larger image

Click on Photo for larger image	At left we are looking right (East) from the photo above. City Park with it's new Aquatic Center is to the left of the photo. The trail continues ahead between the park and its large parking lot.

We are now in the middle of the parking lot for City Park. We are looking at the main entrance of the Tippecanoe Family Aquatic Center. The trail goes right by the front door and continues North to the baseball diamonds of the park.	Click on Photo for larger image

Click on Photo for larger image	The Aquatic Center is behind us. You can see ahead that the trail goes through the play fields. In the far background you can see the lights of the multiple baseball diamonds.

We have left the parking lot and Aquatic Center and have followed the road alongside the play fields. The red and white building ahead serves as restrooms and a concession stand when baseball is being played. The trail is about 1/2 mile from Tipp-Elizabeth Road to the end of City Park.	Click on Photo for larger image

Click on Photo for larger image	About 300 yards North of City Park we enter the Tipp City Parks Nature Center. We can see ahead the red barn and the small parking lot where my car is parked. Ahead the paved trail will end.

This sign is at the entrance to the Nature Center on North 3rd. Street. The trail goes through the Center and will continue North to Section 1 of the Great Miami River Recreation Trail (Miami County) which currently ends about 1/2 mile North of Tipp-Croswell Road North of Tipp City.	Click on Photo for larger image

Click on Photo for larger image	Just next to the driveway to the Nature Center we see where the trail will continue to the North to join Section 1 of the trail South of Troy. This trail is also part of the Buckeye Trail. There is a plaque in the park that tells that the Miami and Erie Canal ran through the area. In fact next to the trail going South to the playfields you can see the dry ditch that was the canal.