RECREATION TRAILS
Montgomery County Trails
The Great Miami River Recreation Trail
The Great Miami River Recreation Trail
began in 1978 with the construction of an 8-mile loop in downtown Dayton. Originally known as the "Horace M. Huffman Jr. River Corridor Bikeway," the recreation trail today extends through Montgomery County from the southern county line (and 4 miles farther south into Warren County) north to Island MetroPark in Dayton. By year's end, Five Rivers MetroParks
– which also owns and maintains portions of the recreation trail
– expects to be constructing a 5.2-mile addition to fill the gap between Triangle Park north to Wagoner Ford Road, just a half-mile shy of the Montgomery County/Miami county line. When it's finished, trail users will have an uninterrupted trail of nearly 28 miles from the city of Franklin in Warren County to northern Montgomery County.
Along the Great Miami River Recreation Trail, users pass numerous parks, historic sites, nature areas, amenities and attractions, including:
Crain's Run Nature Park
Rice Field
K Station
Splash! Moraine
Carillon Historical Park
Deeds Point
RiverScape MetroPark
Sinclair Community College
Island MetroPark
Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark
Jim Nichols Tennis Center
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
Excellent fishing spots
The Wolf Creek Recreation Trail
The Wolf Creek Recreation Trail begins at the confluence of Wolf Creek and the Great Miami River near Third Street in downtown Dayton. It passes within a block of the historic Wright-Dunbar Village and Aviation Heritage sites. Three segments of the trail are completed; a fourth is planned by Five Rivers MetroParks. When the fourth section is complete, this trail will extend unbroken west to the Montgomery County line.
The Stillwater River Recreation Trail
The Stillwater River Recreation Trail follows the Stillwater River from Dayton's Triangle and DeWeese Parkway Parks. It passes through Wegerzyn Gardens and ends at Sinclair Park on Shoup Mill Road. Another segment is open from Englewood MetroPark to Heathcliff Road.
The Mad River Recreation Trail
The Mad River Recreation Trail
follows the Mad River’s floodplain 2.3 miles east from downtown Dayton to Eastwood MetroPark, where trail users can pick up the Creekside Trail to Xenia*. A new half-mile trail, extending from Keowee Street at Point Park to Webster Street, follows the river's right bank.**
Each of these trails follow river floodplains, and sections may be impassable during periods of high water.
*An extension of this trail, from Eastwood MetroPark to Huffman MetroPark, is planned.
**The right and left banks are determined as if you are headed downstream.
