Southwest Region

Little Miami Scenic River Bikeway
Hamilton/ Clermont/ Warren/ Greene/ Clark Counties

Little Miami Scenic River Bikeway (75 continuous miles)
Rail Trail. From the Little Miami Golf Course in Newtown, north to Springfield. Passes through, or near, Fort Ancient State Memorial Park, Mathers Mill, Caesar Creek State Nature Preserve and State Park, Spring Valley Wildlife Area, Glen Helen, and John Bryan State Park.
Link to: Miami Valley Rails-to-Trails Page- extensive information on the Little Miami Bikeway, with maps links and reviews

Link to: Little Miami State and National Scenic River State Park

Contacts:
Hamilton County Park District (section a below)
10245 Winton Road
Cincinnati, OH. 45231
513-521-7275

Caesar Creek State Park (sections b,c,d,e & f below)
8570 East SR 73
Waynesville, OH 45068
513-897-3055

Greene County Park District | Link to: Greene County Trail Maps Page (sections h & i)
651 Dayton Xenia Rd.
Xenia, OH 45385
937-562-7440

National Trail Parks and Recreation (section of j)
930 S. Tecumseh Rd.
Springfield, OH 45506
937-882-6000

Springfield Parks and Recreation Facilities (section of j & k)
City Hall, 76 East High St.
Springfield, OH 45502-1236
937-324-7348
Link for more info: http://www.springfield-clarkcountyohio.things_to_do.htm

Springfield/Clark Co. Chamber of Commerce
1-800-803-1553
http://www.springfieldnet.com

Greene County Convention & Visitors Bureau
1-800-733-9109 or 937-429-9100
Clermont County Convention & Visitors Bureau
1-800-796-4282 or 513-753-7211
Warren County Convention & Visitors Bureau (Little Scenic Trail Brochure)
1-800-791-4386
Greater Cincinnati Convention & Visitors Bureau
1-513-621-2142

a) Little Miami Golf Center to Milford - Parking in Newtown at the Golf Center and at Avoca Park. http://www.hamiltoncountyparks.org/index/biketrail.htm	4.6
b) Milford to Loveland- Parking in Milford at junction of SR 126 and U.S. Route 50; at Camp Dennison; and in Loveland	8.5
c) Loveland to Morrow- Parking next to the trail in downtown Loveland; and on the north side of U.S. Route 22, west of State Route 123 in Morrow.	13
d) Morrow to Oregonia - Parking in Morrow; where the trail crosses State Route 350; and off Corwin Rd. in Oregonia	8.7
e) Oregonia to Corwin - Parking off Corwin Rd in Oregonia; at Caesar Creek bridge; and in Corwin.	6
f) Corwin to Spring Valley - Parking in Corwin and in Spring Valley, off U.S. Route 42	7
g) Spring Valley to Xenia Station - Parking in Spring Valley, and at Xenia Station	7.2
h) Xenia Station - Located on the west side of the junction of U.S. Route 68 and State Route 380 south of downtown Xenia, this hub site connects trails going in five different directions. Amenities include paved parking areas, rest rooms and water. Link for more info	-
i) Xenia Station to Yellow Springs - Parking at Xenia Station; at Old Town reserve; and in Yellow Springs (follow signs).	10
j) Yellow Springs to Beatty Station in Springfield - Park in Yellow Springs; just north of U.S. Route 68 and Springfield Rd. (south of I-70). Link to: Yellow Springs	6.6
k) I-70 to downtown Springfield - Bike lanes to John St., route through neighborhood, and path to library. Park in downtown near Clark Co. Heritage Center, at Jefferson & Center. (Path continues another 18 miles as Simon Kenton Trail, see Champaign / Clark Co.)	3.2

Butler County

Great Miami River Recreation Trail - Hamilton & Fairfield (Route 25)
Southern end is at Waterworks Park, off River Road in Fairfield. Continues on the Hamilton Bike Path in Joyce Park, and follows the Great Miami River to Columbia Bridge. Part of Great Miami River Recreational Trail.

Contact: City of Fairfield Parks and Recreation
701 Wessel Drive
Fairfield, OH 45014
513-867-5348

Contact: City of Hamilton, Parks and Recreation
20 High St.
Hamilton, OH 45011
513-868-5874
Link to for more info

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Cox Rd. Bike Lanes
Barrett Rd. to Hamilton - Mason Rd.

Contact: West Chester Township
9113 Cincinnati-Dayton Rd.
West Chester, OH 45069
513-777-5900

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Liberty Township Trails
Three segments of the Liberty Township Trails are in place, but are not connected. All run parallel to SR 129.

Reserves Park eastward to Westland Park at LeSourdeville-West Chester Road	1.7
LeSourdeville-West Chester Road to intersection of Maud Hughes Rd. / Princeton Rd.	0.6
Liberty Park Path, between Princeton Rd. and Yankee Road	0.8

Contact: Liberty Township Trustee, Christine Matacic
6400 Princeton Rd.
Liberty Twp., OH 45011
513-779-2659

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Great Miami River Recreation Trail - Middletown (Rt. 25)
Path along Great Miami River between SR 73 south of town and SR 4 north of town in Middletown, Ohio. Park at Bicentennial Commons, downtown or Smith Park.

Contact: Miami Conservancy District
38 E. Monument St.
Dayton, OH 45402
937-223-1271
Link to Miami Conservancy Site | Bike Trails Page

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Oxford Community Park Path
Located in park on west edge of Oxford, path runs between N. Fairfield and S. Brookville roads.

Contact: City of Oxford Parks & Recreation
602 S. Fairfield Rd.
Oxford, OH 45056
513-523-6314

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Champaign/Clark County
Simon Kenton Trail Rail Trail: Begins in downtown Springfield at Center & Jefferson. Parking at the Clark Co. Heritage Center. (Path to south of this point is the Little Miami Trail.) The SKT goes northeasterly, passes over the Buck Creek Bikeway, and crosses U.S. 68 at Villa Rd. It continues into Champaign Co. (below). Contact: National Trail Park and Recreation District Springfield Parks and Recreation Facilities City Hall, 76 East High St. Springfield, OH 45502-1236 937-324-7348	8.8
Simon Kenton Trail Rail-trail. Path is parallel to, and west of U.S. 68. Continues north from County Line Road passes Cedar Bog at Woodburn Road, goes underneath SR 55, continues to Urbana Station (restrooms) and ends at Melvin Miller Park. Parking available at every crossing named. Contact: Simon Kenton Pathfinders 3420 Urbana-Moorefield Pike Urbana, OH 43078 937-484-4707 Link to for more information & photo gallery	9.1

Clark County (see also the Little Miami Bikeway listing above)

Buck Creek Trail
Begins at Limestone and Warder Street just north of downtown Springfield. Path travels northeasterly along Buck Creek on roads closed to traffic. Crosses Sherman Ave. bridge, then follows a path along Buck Creek passing below the Simon Kenton Trail Bridge, and continuing to Old Reid Park.

Path continues on north side of Croft Rd. and leads to the Visitors Center at C. J. Brown Reservoir. At the Visitors Center, turn south and cross the dam. Cross Robert Eastman Rd. and then ride parallel to it, to Buck Creek State Park's entrance.

Contact: National Trail Park and Recreation District
National Trail Parks and Recreation
1301 Mitchell Boulevard
Springfield, OH 45503
937-324-7275
| link to site with more information Buck Creek Trail

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Clinton County

Luther Warren Peace Path
Rail Trail: Located on the southwest side of Wilmington, trail runs between Nelson Ave. and Mulberry St. Parking at Nelson Ave. (by bridge over Lytle Creek) and in town along Mulberry St.

4-C Bicentennial Trail:
Trails begin at Fife Avenue on east edge of town, and ends at Southeast Park, (from SR134, turn on Doan St., go 4 blocks & turn on Paris Ave.)
A signed urban bike route connects the two trails.

Contact: Clinton Rails-to-Trails Coalition
520 Dana Ave.
Wilmington, Oh 45177
(937) 382-3200
Link to more info: http://ci.wilmington.oh.us/park_rails.html

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Greene, Clark & Madison Counties, part of Ohio to Erie Trail

Ohio to Erie Trail, Xenia to London. Route 4

Cedarville Trail, Begins at the Xenia Station hub in Greene County, crosses U.S. 68 and goes in NE direction to Cedarville.

Prairie Grass Trail, Cedarville to South Charleston

Prairie Grass Trail, South Charleston to London. Ends behind the senior citizens center on U.S. 42 on west side of downtown.

Parking: at Xenia Hub (west side of U.S. 68 just south of downtown Xenia); at Cedarville Community Park; at the trailhead in S. Charleston (147 W. Mound); and at the Senior Center 280 W. High St. (U.S. 42) on the west side of London (Central Region).

Contacts:
National Trail Park and Recreation District
1301 Mitchell Boulevard
Springfield, OH 45503
937-324-7275

Contact: Greene County Park District | Link to: Greene County Trail Maps Ohio to Erie Map Page (pdf)
651 Dayton Xenia Rd.
Xenia, OH 45385
937-562-7440

Contact: Friends of Madison County Parks & Trails
P.O. Box 308
London, OH 43140
740-852-8623

Link for more information
link to Ohio to Erie Trail maps (as of 2004) - click anywhere on the route, then scroll to the bottom to the "Ohio to Erie Trail-Map Finder"

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Greene County (see also Little Miami; Clark/Greene County; and Green/Montgomery County listings)

Beavercreek, City of
Contact: City of Beavercreek
Engineering Department
1368 Research Park Dr.
Beavercreek, OH 45432
937-427-5513

Indian Ripple Rd. between County Line Rd. and Grange Hall Rd. 4 ft wide bike lanes.	1.5
County Line Rd./Research Blvd, between Indian Ripple Rd. and U.S. Route 35. 4 ft wide bike lanes.	4

SR 725 Bikeway
Path parallel to SR 725 from downtown to West Corp. line.

Contact: City of Bellbrook
P.O. Box 285
Bellbrook, OH 45305
937-848-4666

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Jamestown Bikeway Connector
Path is complete from Jasper Rd. to Frank Seaman Park in Jamestown.

Contact: Greene County Park District | Link to: Greene County Trail Maps Page
651 Dayton Xenia Rd.
Xenia, OH 45385
937-562-7440

Link for more information

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Wright Brothers Bikeway (Kauffman Ave. Bikeway)
along Kauffman Ave Begins at Maple St. at Central Ave. to Wright Memorial

Contact: City of Fairborn
44 West Hebble St.
Fairborn, OH 45324
513-879-1730

Greene County Park District | Link to: Greene County Trail Kaufman Ave Map Page( pdf)
651 Dayton Xenia Rd.
Xenia, OH 45385
937-562-7440

Link for more information

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Hamilton County (see also the Little Miami Bikeway listing above)

Cincinnati, City of
Contact: Cincinnati Recreation Commission
805 Central Ave, Suite 800
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-352-4000

Ohio River Trail (part of The Ohio to Erie Trail) Corbin to Stanley www.cincinnati-oh.gov/parks/ link: www.oki.org/transportation/bike/tristate_bike.html link: http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/ Select "visit a park" map: http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/transeng/pages/-6807-/	0.9
City of Cincinnati Bike Lanes Cincinnati Recreation Commission Bike Lanes on Victory Parkway, Martin Luther King Dr., Este Ave., Winchell Ave., Nixon St., and Bank St. Bike Lanes on Erie Avenue. Bike Lanes on Eggleston Ave., Central Parkway, Gilbert Ave., Eden Park Drive, Victory Parkway and Madison Road.	4.6 1 14
Dunham Recreation Complex Hike and Bike Trail Trail goes around a golf course and through a wooded area	2.2
Cincinnati Lunken Playfield Cincinnati Recreation Commission Walk or ride around Lunken Airport. Airport is on one side and Little Miami River is on the other. Bike rental.	5

California Junction Trail
5400 Kellogg Avenue,
Cincinnati, OH 45228
(513) 231-8678

Hamilton County Park District
Contact: Hamilton County Park District Select "recreation"
10245 Winton Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45231
513-521-7275

Shaker Trace Trail in Miami Whitewater Forest. Outer loop is 8 miles. Inner loop 1.3 miles. both loops begin and end at the harbor. Bike rental 513-367-9632	9.3
Sharon Woods Metropark Path travels around scenic lake. Bike rental 513-769-9632	2.6
Winton Woods Metropark Path	1.7

Miami County
Linear Park The Canal Run Path begins at French Park at Water and Steele Streets, and follows the Hydraulic Canal north past Frantz Pond, Fountain Park and Forest Hill Cemetery. Path ends at Swift Run Lake. The P.A.T.H. Rail-trail. Begins at Spiker Road on the western outskirts of Piqua, crosses downtown and the Great Miami River, and ends at Troy Sidney Road on Piqua's east side. Parking available at each end, downtown and at French Park. The River's Edge Path begins at Swift Run Lake and follows the Great Miami River south to Lock Nine Park and the P.A.T.H. at the base of the Great Miami River Bridge, thus forming a loop. Contact: City of Piqua 130 N. Wayne St. Piqua, OH 45356 937-778-2044 Link to: City of Piqua Linear Park Page Link for more information	2.3 5.5 3.5
Great Miami River Recreation Trail - Troy Path from Lock 14 at Monroe-Concord Rd. to Lytle Road. Follows Miami and Erie Canal and the Great Miami River. Contact: City of Troy 100 S. Market St Troy, OH 45373-7303 513-335-1725 http://www.troyohio.gov/RecTrail.html http://www.miamiconservancy.org/recreation/miami.asp Link to: for more information	3.2
Great Miami River Recreation Trail - Tipp City Path begins at Canal Lock Park, goes north to City Park, and joins existing trail to the Nature Center. Contact: City of Tipp City, Scott Vagades 937-667-6305 http://www.tippcityohio.gov	1.2

Montgomery County

Great Miami River Recreational Trail, (RT. 25) Dayton, 28.4 miles total
aka Horace M. Huffman Jr. River Corridor Bikeway. The Great Miami River Trail connects to the Stillwater River Trail at Island Park, and to the Mad River Trail just east of downtown's Riverfront.

Contacts:
Miami Conservancy District
38 E. Monument St.
Dayton, OH 45402
Link to: Miami Conservancy Site | Select "recreation"

Five Rivers Metroparks
1375 E. Siebenthaler Ave.
Dayton, Ohio 45414
937-275-PARK
Link to: Five Rivers Metroparks Site | Select "facilities & parks"

Bike Miami Valley
333 West First Street, Suite 150
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 463-2707
bikemv@erinet.com
www.bikemiamivalley.org

More information at: http://www.miamivalleytrails.org

Northern Section (disconnected), Begins north of Needmore Road, continues to Rip Rap Park to Taylorsville Dam, and ends at Tadmore	5.3
Central and Southern Segments, Crains Run Park to Stewart St	15.2
continue from Stewart St. to Island MetoPark (east side of River)	4.0
Stewart St. to Island MetoPark (west side of River)	3.9

Kettering Trail
Five Rivers Metroparks
1375 E. Siebenthaler Ave.
Dayton, Ohio 45414
937-275-PARK
Link to: Five Rivers Metroparks Site

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Mad River Trail Eastwood
Connects the Creekside Trail and Eastwood Park to the downtown Riverfront and to the bridge over the Mad River to Deeds Park.

Contact:
Miami Conservancy District, Hans Landefeld
38 E. Monument St.
Dayton, OH 45402
937-223-1271
Link to: Miami Conservancy Site | Select "recreation"

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Paul Laurence Dunbar Connector (Route 38)
Begins in downtown Dayton and goes to Gettysburg Avenue, at Wesleyan MetroPark.

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Stillwater River Trail
Contact: Miami Conservancy District
38 E. Monument St.
Dayton, OH 45402
Link to: Miami Conservancy Site

Island Park to Sinclair Park	3.3
Grossnickle Park to U.S. Rt. 40 in Englewood	4.7

Twin Creeks Trail, Germantown
Contact: City of Germantown
75 N. Walnut St.
Germantown, Oh 45327
937-855-7255

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Wolf Creek Rail Trail, Trotwood to Verona
Contact:
Five Rivers Metroparks
1375 E. Siebenthaler Ave.
Dayton, Ohio 45414
937-275-PARK
Link to: Five Rivers Metroparks Site & Miami Conservancy

Recreation Office, City of Trotwood
35 Olive Rd.
Trotwood, OH 45427
513-837-7771

Trotwood through Brookville to Preble Co. Line	12.6
Great Miami Trail to Gettysburg Ave.	3.0

Warren County
City of Mason Bike Paths Path parallel to Mason-Montgomery Road, from U.S. 42 south to Mason High School and Tylersville/Stitt Road. Path parallel to Tylersville/Stitt Roads from U.S. 42 to Western Row Road Path parallel to Western Row Road from Stitt Rd. to I-71 bridge. Contact: City of Mason 6000 Mason-Montgomery Road Mason, OH 45040 513-229-8500 Link to: Miami Conservancy	1.1 1.6 0.6
Lebanon Countryside Trail Path connects downtown Lebanon to the Little Miami Trail near Loveland, using a variety of corridors along property lines, SR 48, Kingsview Drive and a former rail corridor. A mile-plus hill along Kingsview Dr. is part of the challenge. Miami Valley Trails Website Contact: City of Lebanon \| City Building 50 S. Broadway Lebanon, OH 45036 513-932-3060	8.2
Great Miami River Recreational Trail, Route 25, Franklin The path that ended at Crains Run (River Corridor Bikeway, Dayton) is now extended south through Franklin to the Warren/Butler County Line. Contact: Miami Conservancy District 38 E. Monument Ave. Dayton, OH 45402-1265	3.7

Darke County
Greenville Creek Trail Follows creek between Alice Bish Park and Greenville City Park. Contact: Darke County Park Dist. P.O. Box 801 Greenville, Oh 45331 (937)548-2935 Link to more info: http://www.darkecountyparks.org/parks.php	1

Fayette County
Tri-County Triangle Trail Rail Trail. Market St. to Washington Cemetery/Old Chillicothe Rd. in Washington Court House and a spur to Gardiner Park. Robinson Road (near Lowes Blvd.) to Mills Road. Rail-Trail Contact: City of Washington Court House 101 E East St Washington Court H, OH 43160 Link to: Tri-county Trail Site	3.5 5.5

Highland County
Paint Creek Trail Follows Paint Creek south from SR 28, located at the east edge of town. Contact: Highland Co. Trails, Inc. \| Highland County Trails P.O. Box 661 Hillsboro, OH 45133 Link for more information	1.0