Lock 14-South on Section 1 of GMRRT (Miami County)
Photo by James Lunken
Great Miami
River Recreation Trail
(GMRRT)
In
Miami County
22 miles long (When Completed)
Taylorsville MetroPark (Montgomery County) North through
Tipp City, Troy & Piqua in Miami County to end in Sidney (Shelby County)
Connects with the GMRRT
Montgomery County and
GMRRT in Warren & Butler Counties
In Miami County, Ohio
Ohio State Route 25 (1)
Lock 14-South on Section 1 of GMRRT (Miami County)
Photo by James Lunken
Miami County Trails - On
this page you'll find information on all of the trails in Miami County. The
table below shows their status. If the status column says Complete then
to the left in the table there is a link to that trail sections webpage;
"Click Here." The link at the right of the table will take you down
the page for a more complete description of that trail section.
Miami
County Lateral Trails - Near the bottom of this page is the area for
information about lateral trails in Miami County. Some of them will be
"feeder trails" from the Great Miami River Recreation Trail; the South
to North "backbone" trail in the county. Others will be our attempts
to connect to Darke County and Indiana to the West and Champaign County and
Urbana in the East.
| Trail Section Name | Webpage | Location | Mileage | Status |
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Trails listed North to South |
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| Sidney - Shelby County Bike Path | Click Here | Lockington to Sidney in Shelby County | In Planning | |
| Johnson Farms to Lockington | Click Here | Johnson Farm (Piqua) N to Lockington | In Planning | |
| City of Piqua Sections (River's Edge) | Click Here | Swift Water Plant South to Lock 9 Park | 6.6 mi. |
Complete |
| P.A.T.H. (Piqua) | Click Here | East & West in Piqua connects at Lock 9 Park | 5.5 mi. |
Complete |
| Canal Run (Piqua | Click Here | Connects to PATH runs North to Water Plant | 2.2 mi. |
Complete |
| Lock 9 Park S. to Peterson Road | Click Here | From Lock 9 Park (Piqua)
South Not connected to Paterson Road See below |
3.0 mi. | Complete |
| Peterson Road S. to Eldean Road | Click Here | South from Peterson Rd. to Eldean Rd. (1.99 miles completed as of October 2009). | 2.5 mi. | Not Complete |
| Eldean Road South to Lytle Road | Not built | South from Eldean Road to Lytle Road | Possible construction in 2011 | |
| City of Troy Sections | Click Here | Lytle Road S. to Troy and S. to Water Works | 10 mi. |
Complete |
| Troy Water Works to Dye Mill Road | Click Here | Water Works to Dye Mill Road | 2.5 mi. |
Complete |
| Dye Mill Road S. to Monroe Twp. | Click Here | Dye Mill Road S. to Crane Road | 1.6 mi. |
Complete |
| Tipp City Nature Center to Dye Mill Rd. | Click Here | Dye Mill Road S. to Tipp Nature Center | 1.6 mi. |
Complete |
| Tipp City Trails | Click Here | Nature Center, Canal Lock Park to Kyle Park | 3.6 mi. |
Complete |
| Kyle Park (Tipp City) S. to Montgomery County | |
Kyle Park (Tipp City) S. to Taylorsville MetroPark (Montgomery County) | 2.5 mi. | Complete |
| Great
Miami River Recreation Trail (Montgomery County |
Click Here | Taylorsville MetroPark to
Dayton (Montgomery County) |
14.5 mi. |
Complete |
| The Great Miami River Recreation Trail [GMRRT] in Warren & Butler Counties | ||||
| Hotels, Motels, B&Bs and Campgrounds | All Miami County Trails | Maps | ||
Miami County
Lateral Trails 
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| At right is a map of the seven named
trail sections being built. Also the cities of Piqua, Troy and Tripp City
have constructed connecting sections so that the trail can start at
Taylorsville MetroPark in Montgomery County and end in Sidney in Shelby
County. There are 10 sections,
Click Here for a printable map I have a map of the completed Sections for your viewing pleasure. Please see Google Maps to see the trail around Troy (in green). You can manipulate the map to see the entire trail in Miami County. |
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Great Miami River
Recreation Trail Map (Online) - Please see the Miami Conservancy
District's (MCD) new interactive on-line maps of the entire Great
Miami River Recreation Trail. This includes the trail in Miami,
Montgomery, Warren and Butler Counties. Best of all, you can zoom in on
the area you wish to ride and you can tell
the system where you want to ride and you'll be able to print maps to
order for Your Ride.
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Hotels,
Motels, B&Bs & Campgrounds near the Trail - Each
trail has it's own accommodations near the trail. Click on the link to be taken
to the Accommodations in the Miami Valley RailTrails Area
New
Trail Construction News in Miami County (See Below)
Great Miami River Recreation Trail (Miami County)
The trail construction in Miami County consists of ten construction segments including work in three cities. When completed a 22 miles long trail will stretch from Taylorsville MetroPark at the Northern border of Montgomery County through Tipp City, Troy, Piqua and Sidney in Shelby County. A short summary of each is below. In order to match the map above this discussion will start to the North near Sidney and work South. Please Print the Map which you can view above to understand the discussion below.
Trails
North to South from near Sidney
To Montgomery County (Taylorsville MetroPark)
Sidney - Shelby County Bike Path
- AKA Section 7
- In Planning . Lockington to Sidney in Shelby County.
Johnson Farms to
Lockington (Shelby County) - In Planning
- From Hardin Road and Johnston
Historic Farm South on East bank of River to the Swift Run Water Plant trail on East side of SR 66
outside of Piqua. The exact route of the trail has not yet been established
for this section and this is the only section in Miami County that does not
have some funding.
City of Piqua
- AKA
Section 8 - Completed 2002
- From Swift Run
Water Plant North of downtown Piqua. using River's Edge Trail
South to Lock Nine Park in downtown Piqua.
3.6 miles.
Piqua
(Lock 9 Park) South to Peterson Road - AKA Section
6- From Lock Nine Park South on the Great Miami River
to Peterson Road, about 3 miles. The trail was built on the West
side of the river until it reached the old atomic power plant. The trail crosses to the East side of the river on a bridge that used to carry
pipes across the river. The trail continues on the East bank of
the river until it gets to Peterson Road (SR-35A). Completed
June 2009.
Trail is not connected to Peterson Road and there is about a 1/2 mile
gap from the North end of the section just below (Peterson Road South to
Eldean Road) to Peterson Road. Please see subhead "Completion of trail
to Peterson Road (immediately below). This gap should be complete by Fall
2011. .
Peterson Road South to Eldean Road - AKA Section 5 - Trail South from Peterson Road on East bank of river for about .5 mile. Then the trail will cross the Great Miami River to the West bank on a dedicated bicycle bridge. The trail will continue on the West bank of the River and go under the I-75 bridge. Trail will then go through Twin Arches Park on County Route 25A and go through the park at Eldean Road at the Covered Bridge. Construction will be in two parts as follows:
West side of Great Miami River - The contract for $589K was awarded for the 1.99 miles on the West side of the River and was completed in October 2009. This segment runs from Eldean Park to 600 feet North of the intersection with I-75 Complete 2009.
Completion of trail to Peterson Road- There is a stream running across the end of the trail just before it gets to Peterson Road. Miami County Parks Department will try to finish this 30' of trail and build a small parking lot across Peterson Road on the newly acquired Caldwell Property in 2010
East side of Great Miami River
- This .5 mile section will run South from just across Peterson Road
through the Caldwell Property This construction, due to be complete in
2013 will include the
bicycle bridge over the river to the completed section on the West bank
of the Great Miami River.
Eldean
Road South to Lytle Road - Under
Construction - (About 1.4 miles ) -
Trail North of Troy starting at Eldean Road and
running South to Lytle Road.
Miami County Parks Department got a $250K grant from the Duke Foundation
to help build this trail section. The Parks Department plans to use
historic 1913 pony truss bridge to cross over the Beedle Ditch which is
a part of the route. See a Dayton Daily News article on the bridge by
Clicking Here.
City of Troy - AKA Section 9 - Completed 2008 - The trail spur starts at Lytle Road and runs South two miles to Troy. The trail continues to First Island and Treasure Island on the West Bank of the River on North Elm Street. Follow the trail South from Treasure Island to the Adams Street Bridge left over the Miami River to the East Bank. From there the trail continues South at the river level under the Adams Street bridge. The trail continues South passing under the Market Street Bridge and the B&O railroad bridge to the old Power Plant. At Adams Street the trail also continues North on the East Bank to Paul K. Duke Park.
Dye Mill Road North to Old Power Plant South of Troy 2.5 miles - AKA Section 2 - Completed 2005- The Northern end of the trail starts at the old Power Plant just South of downtown Troy and follows the East bank of the Great Miami River South next to Miami Shores Golf Course and under the State Route 41 bridge. One half mile South of here is a old railroad bridge ("Big 4") that is used to take the trail over to the West bank of the River. There is a spur to the East to connect to SR-202 where there is a parking lot on SR-202. After crossing the bridge the trail continues West until it reaches Dye Mill Road where there is another parking lot. The trail follows along the East side of Dye Mill Road to the South until it reaches the Northern end of the existing 1.6 mile Section 1 of the Great Miami River Recreation Trail (Miami County).
Dye Mill Road South to Monroe Township Line 1.6 Miles -
AKA Section 1 - Completed
2003 - On Dye Mill Road at County
Route 25A in Concord Township. From Dye Mill Road South 1.6 miles to about
1/2 mile North of Crane Road just North of Tipp City.
Tipp City Nature Center to Trail at Dye Mill Road - AKA Section 3 - Completed 2008. Tipp City Nature Center 1.62 miles North to connect to the existing 1.6 mile trail in Concord Township at Dye Mill Road (Section 1) and County Route 25A.
Tipp City - AKA Section 10 - Trail starts at Crane Road (end of Section 1) and continues South through the Tipp City Parks Nature Center. The trail is complete from the Nature Center through City Park and Canal Lock Park to Thomas B. Kyle Park. Trail length in Tipp City is 3.58 miles (including Section 3 above). Completed 2009.
Kyle Park (Tipp City) South to
Taylorsville MetroPark at Ross Road - AKA Section 4 - (
2.5 miles) From Kyle Park the trail runs down
the East side of Old Canal Road to the Montgomery County
Line at Old Springfield Rd (AKA Ross Rd.) After the trail crosses
the county line it connects to Taylorsville MetroPark via a tunnel under
Old Springfield Street to join the Great
Miami River Recreation Trail (Northern Segment) at Old Springfield
Rd./Ross Rd. and Crane Rd. The trail then continues South to Dayton and Franklin.
See the Great Miami River Recreation Trail.
Trail finished August 2011.
Trail East from Piqua through Spring Creek and Brown Townships to Fletcher and the County Line. Plans are being made in Champaign County to carry this trail East all the way to Urbana.
Trail West from Piqua through Washington and Newberry Townships to Covington and Bradford. The trail is planned to be completed West from Miami County to Greenville the county seat of Darke County. Darke County is planning to take the trail West to Union City Ohio where a trail is finished to Union City, Indiana. Eventually the trail will connect to Indiana's Cardinal Greenways
Darke County is currently building a 1.8 mile trail East from Gettysburg to near Bradford.
Read a Dayton Daily News article by Nancy Bowman on the trail construction in Miami County
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