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 

Trails listed North to South

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

New Trail Construction News in Miami County

Miami County Lateral Trails     

 

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.

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) 

 

Miami County Lateral Trails  - Please see Ohio to Indiana Trail Page 

  As some of you already know (from reading my newsletters), that the Miami County Trails Task Force is building a 22 mile main North to South trail from Sydney (Shelby County) in the North through Piqua, Troy and Tipp City in Miami County to Taylorsville MetroPark in Montgomery County. They are also embarked on a series of Miami County Lateral Trails that will branch off of the main trail and run East and West. Among the trails being planned are as follows:

Read a Dayton Daily News article by Nancy Bowman on the trail construction in Miami County

 

 

 

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