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Little Miami State Park

• Location & Contact Information
  • Address: OH USA
  • Telephone Number: +1-513-897-3055
  • Official Website: [1]
• Overview

Most of the trails runs along a dedicated, car-free corridor maintained by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources as Little Miami State Park. The unusually linear state park passes though four counties, running about 50mi long and averageing 66 ft in width The Little Miami Scenic Trail is signed in Clark County, Ohio, Greene County, Ohio, and Hamilton County, Counties as State Bike Route 1; The Little Miami trail is an incrementally-growing section of not only the Ohio to Erie Trail, but also the Underground Railroad Bicycle Route, Buckeye Trail, and North Country Trail.

History

The largely wooded corridor was created along the right-of-way (transportation) of te old Little Miami Railroad. The original railway bed is still visible beside the trail in various places along the trail route.

Together with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the local governments of Xenia Ohio and Yellow Springs, Ohio purchased land along the abandoned railroad from 1973 and 1983. By 1989, the trail stretched 13mi, with its northern terminus at Morrow Ohio. Recently, state budget cuts have caused portions of the trail to fall into disrepari, resulting in the temporary closure of some wooden bridges and rest area.