Simon Kenton Trail

www.simonkentonpathfinders.org

Trail Length: 14 miles through Urbana and to the Little Miami Scenic Trail 
Activities:Biking, walking, running, in-line skating, Wheelchair Accessible
Trail Surface(s):Asphalt

Trail Description:

The 14 mile Simon Kenton Trail connects Urbana and Champaign County with Ohio's developing network of multi-use trails, offering visitors and local residents a safe place to bike, walk, run and skate. The trail, which is wheelchair accessible, follows the abandoned Erie-Lackawanna rail line. It begins at the Champaign Family YMCA, loops around Melvin Miller Park, and passes through town, by the recently restored Urbana Station Depot, Urbana University, the Johnny Appleseed Museum, and near the industrial park. The trail continues south to Woodburn Road, near Cedar Bog, Ohio's first nature preserve. In Springfield it connects with the Little Miami Scenic Trail, which goes through Yellow Springs and ends in the Cincinnati area.

The Urbana Station Depot, at 644 Miami Street, serves as a staging area and rest stop. It is furnished with restrooms, a coffee house, a community information center, bike racks and lockers, and parking. Parking also is available at the Champaign Family YMCA, near US Highway 36 and State Route 29; at State Route 55, just west of US Highway 68; and at Woodburn Road, just west of US Highway 68, near Cedar Bog.