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Great Miami River Recreational Trail

Troy, Ohio (August 28, 2011) – The Miami County Park District has announced that starting Monday,  August 29th, the section of the Great Miami River Recreational Trail from the 202 Parking Lot thru the Troy Foundation Bridge section to the Dye Mill Road  parking lot will be closed for resurfacing. 

 

We apologize for this inconvenience but the improvements being made will ensure safety for all users of the bikeway.   For more information on this closure, please contact the park district administration office at 937-335-6273.

 The trail is open from 8 a.m. to sunset  every day of the year. Sunset times can be found on the Park Hours page.

There are 32 miles of the Great Miami River Recreational Trail running through Miami County.  The trail has created an opportunity for citizens to enjoy recreational opportunities.  Whether walking your dog, jogging or on a family bike ride, people of all ages can exercise and become healthier because of the bike trail.

The park district currently has 10.5 miles of completed trails with two additional miles either under construction or in planning.  This will complete the north-south route through Miami County along the Great Miami River.  The park district is responsible for all trails outside the corporation limits of the cities and villages in Miami County.

Trail Features

  • 10.5 miles of trail opened to date
  • Path runs along Great Miami River & Miami Shores Golf Course
  • 2 Historic Locks along trail
  • Scenic wooded area
  • 2  parking areas
    901 Dye Mill Rd. Troy & 940 St. Rt. 202. Troy

Trail History

The construction of this trail has integrated the efforts of many governing agencies of Miami County; The Miami County Park District, the City of Troy, Concord Township, the Miami Conservancy District, with private cooperation from Martin-Marietta Aggregates, and assistance from The Troy Foundation.

The process of trail construction required restoring an abandoned railroad bridge, traveling along a river, underneath a State highway, along an older railroad bed, by a golf course, and a major mining and asphalt facility. Although the challenges were many, the successes may be judged by the reality of the existing trail. The new construction, totaling 3.2 miles, has connected the sections of trail from Lock 14 through the City of Troy to Lytle Road. This construction completes an overall segment of approximately 10.5 miles.

Additional segments are open from the existing Dye Mill Road section traveling south through Tipp City.

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The Miami County Bike Path task force continues to seek funding and property right-of-way as the dream of a county-wide bike path gets closer to a reality. The long-term vision is to connect with Shelby County to the north and Montgomery County to the south.

The initial north to south bike path will not travel through any of the existing County Parks; however, there are preliminary discussions for future bike path extensions to include other scenic parts of Miami County.

  For more information on bike trails in Miami County, visit these links.

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bikes on trail

Directions to Great Miami River Recreational Trail:

Directions to parking area on Dye Mill Road:

Take I-75 to exit #69 (County Road 25A, Troy) Take 25A north, toward Troy until you get to Dye Mill Road. Dye Mill Road only goes east (right) off of 25A. After crossing the railroad tracks, follow the signs on the right. The address to this parking lot is 901 Dye Mill Road.

Directions to parking area on St. Rt. 202:

From the north, take St. Rt. 41 south of Troy and turn south on St. Rt. 202. The parking lot is less than one mile at 970 St. Rt. 202, Troy.

 

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protectingnature@miamicountyparks.com

 
 
 

 

Updates on your Bike Trails

The Great Miami River Recreational Trail bridge project will connect the end of the Twin Arch section of the bike trail on the North side of I-75 with Peterson Road.  The bridge will cross the Great Miami River, go for one-third of a mile to a parking lot that the Park District will be building this summer on their property at Peterson Road.  The parking lot will also connect to the bike trail coming south from Piqua.  At the completion of this project in 2013, the Great Miami River Recreation Trail will be complete from Piqua to the Montgomery County line and the Five Rivers Metroparks portion of the bike trail.

Click here for a map of the proposed bridge connector near Twin Arch Reserve

The bike trail connecting Kyle Park in Tipp City to the bikeway managed by Five Rivers Metroparks at Ross Road will start construction this summer.  This 2.25 mile trail is one segment of the Great Miami River Recreational Trail that runs north to south through Miami County as well as through Montgomery County.  There will be parking available for this trail at Kyle Park and Ross Road.

Click here for a map of the new south connector starting construction this summer.

 

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