TWIN VALLEY TRAIL MILEAGE One of the Best Fossil Collecting Spots in Ohio, Including Species Dating Back 450 Million Years
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Overnight Parking at Sled Hill Parking Lot for Twin Valley Backpack Trail Users 0.45 1.81 Map design provided by Great Miami Outfitters. Downtown Miamisburg greatmiamioutfitters.com 0.69 0.6 0.1 0.11 0.13 1.5 0.07 0.11 Twin Valley Overnight Parking 0.13 at Spillway Parking Lot for 0.06 Welcome Center Twin Valley Backpack Trail Users TWINVALLEY 0.1 0.16 Dam Old Mill Spillway Frontcountry Camp 0.38 TRAIL Bob Siebenthaler Natural Area 0.26 0.92 1.1 Limestone 0.07 0.27 Outcrops GERMANTOWN& 0.1 0.1 0.84 TWINCREEKMETROPARKS 0.49 0.7 0.39 1.6 0.7 POINTS OF INTEREST Shimps Hollow Frontcountry Camp 1 TWIN VALLEY WELCOME CENTER In late summer 2015, Five Rivers MetroParks will begin 0.1 transitioning the Germantown Nature Center to Water Availability Cedar Ridge is a dry camp a new welcome center. Hikers will be able to get Cedar Ridge Nearest Water Backcountry Natural Source water, use restrooms and take shelter from inclement Campsites · South on the main trail (Twin Creek) weather 24/7 at the center. Visit metroparks.org/ tvwelcomecenter for more info and dates. .6 2 OLD FOREST The largest tract of old woods in Montgomery County, it provides habitat to many species, including orchids, brown creepers and summer taningers. Water Availability Oak Ridge has a seasonal stream and pond Nearest Water 3 VALLEY OVERLOOK Seasonal potable water · Nature Center/Picnic This platform offers spectacular views of Twin 0.58 Creek Valley and Germantown MetroPark. 4 DAM SPILLWAY 1.03 The spillway provides crucial water storage depth in case of extreme flooding. The highest storage CAUTION: BLIND CURVE depth on record was 63 feet in 1959. Recommended to stay on 1.53 north side of street for both north and southbound hikers. 5 THE GERMANTOWN DAM . CAUTION Walking on the side of a One of five dams built by the Miami Conservancy road can be dangerous. Stay alert and watch for District in response to the devastating flood of 1913. oncoming traffic. 6 LIMESTONE OUTCROPS The rock cliffs on the eastern shore of Twin Creek are TWIN VALLEY TRAIL MILEAGE one of the best fossil collecting spots in Ohio, including species dating back 450 million years. Route Name West Route East Route Only Route Sled Hill 2.05 5.81 — 0.07 Overnight Parking 0.39 7 BOB SIEBENTHALER NATURAL AREA Oak Ridge Campsites 0.22 Overnight Parking 0.05 at Highview Parking Lot for This beautiful woodland offers a rich display of Twin Valley Backpack Sled Hill 4.19 3.2191 — Trail Users 0.43 spring wildflowers and scenic hiking year-round with Overnight Parking 0.36 more than 300 plant species. Spillway Overnight Parking 0.20 Sled Hill 5.95 4.91 — Overnight Parking 8 GUNCKEL HERITAGE HOUSE Cedar Ridge Campsites BED & BREAKFAST Sled Hill 9.98 8.94 — Overnight Parking Built in 1826 by Phillip Gunckel, the inn offers a High View Overnight Parking 0.62 glimpse into the past of one of Germantown’s 1.26 oldest families. Located at 33 W. Market St. Call Sled Hill 13.85 10.94 — Overnight Parking 937-672-5312 for reservation information. Pine Ridge Campsites Spillway 2.6 5.19 — Overnight Parking 9 THE FLORENTINE (RESTAURANT) Oak Ridge Campsites 0.82 0.30 Although no longer a hotel, The Florentine is an Spillway — — 1.7 excellent restaurant. It is considered the second Overnight Parking 0.05 Cedar Ridge Campsites oldest inn in Ohio, with its original brick section Pink trail = 2.6 miles being built in 1816. For restaurant and tavern hours, 0.10 Spillway — — 5.73 0.52 call 937-855-7759. Overnight Parking Hopewell 0.12 High View Overnight Campsites Earthwork Spillway 9.6 7.73 — 10 TWIN CREEK Overnight Parking 0.92 0.48 One of the cleanest and most biodiverse waterways in Orange trail = 7.5 miles Pine Ridge Campsites the state, it provides an excellent opportunity for Highview 3.87 2.78 — wildlife observation. Overnight Parking Pine Ridge Campsites Highview — — 4.23 Hopewell 11 HOPEWELL EARTHWORK-CARLISLE Overnight Parking Water (Seasonal Availability) Cedar Ridge Campsites 8502 Chamberlain Rd. 0.25 FORT Highview 8.33 10.99 — 0.1 Carlisle Fort features remnants of earthen walls Overnight Parking 0.04 built approximately 2,000 years ago by the Hopewell Oak Ridge Campsites 0.13 Culture. It is currently listed in the National Register Oak Ridge 6.96 4.3 — of Historic Places. Campsites 0.24 Camp Hook Cedar Ridge Campsites 0.37 Oak Ridge 12.2 10.33 — Water Availability 12 CAMP HOOK Campsites Pine Ridge is a dry camp 0.2 Pine Ridge Campsites Nearest Water Twin Creek Historical Boy Scout camp, founded in 1926, includes a Seasonal potable water 0.10 0.34 Frontcountry Camps · Available at Hopewell Trailhead (natural source) fire ring, remains of many lodges and a chapel. Cedar Ridge Campsites— 8.0 6.83 — · South on the silver trail and down either side of the Pine Ridge Campsites purple trail (seasonal streams) 0.21 More detail information about other places of 0.27 interest can be found at: 8539 Morningstar Rd. • Historical Society of • Farmersville Historical Society, For a full list of Outdoor Recreation Special thanks to the Germantown Germantown, 937-855-7951 740-696-2876 resources, including equipment rentals, Chamber of Commerce. visit outdoordayton.com.