Cincinnati: Taylorsville Loop
Get far away from it all on this 4-mile loop through wooded ravines and giant rock outcroppings abutting the Great Miami River.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 6.4
Waypoints
TML001
Location: 39.874210357666, -84.161506652832
Go N into open grassy area
TML002
Location: 39.875560760498, -84.1609268188476
Bear L @ T toward Great Miami River; views of dam
TML003
Location: 39.8804206848144, -84.1591720581055
L @ T, following orange blazes
TML004
Location: 39.8844795227051, -84.1571884155274
Overlook of Great Miami River’s mellow, forested bends
TML005
Location: 39.8867988586426, -84.1569519042969
Trail hits flat spot. Walk slowly and listen: Deer hide in thick undergrowth. Continue N, staying with orange-blazed trail @ next four turns.
TML006
Location: 39.894889831543, -84.1582183837891
L @ Y on unmarked .2-mi. out-and-back trail through walnut stands to a secluded spot where woodland meets farm.
TML007
Location: 39.8974990844727, -84.1596984863281
Pause in a deep glen of cedar and pines; return to orange-marked trail @ WPT 6 and go L.
TML008
Location: 39.8953094482422, -84.1580276489258
A knoll provides overlooks of the farm fields of the Miami River Valley
TML009
Location: 39.8903503417969, -84.1550064086914
L @ Y (orange blazes)
TML010
Location: 39.885871887207, -84.1551971435547
Keep L past picnic area
TML011
Location: 39.8826789855957, -84.1551666259766
Under dolomite outcrops, look for water-carved bivys, even caverns
TML012
Location: 39.8802909851074, -84.1574935913086
L @ Y; go .5 mi along sloping ridgeline back to WPT 2; return to car
Taylorsville Dam
Location: 39.8766021728516, -84.1613006591797
View from edge of Great Miami River. ©Steve Bangs
Along the shores of the Great Miami
Location: 39.8857612609863, -84.1568984985352
View of overhanging trees and leaves beginning to turn. ©Steve Bangs
Dolomite outcrop
Location: 39.8828315734863, -84.154914855957
Stacked pile of Brassfield dolomite with exposed rock face behind. Over the years, tons of stone has tumbled down due to erosion of the softer, underlying shale layers. Stairs lead above to small water-carved caverns. ©Steve Bangs
Deer hideout
Location: 39.8886222839356, -84.1567993164062
Flat section of trail. Watch and listen for whitetail deer in the thick undergrowth. ©Steve Bangs
Valley view
Location: 39.8949508666992, -84.1581878662109
Lower river valley field and woodlands. ©Steve Bangs
