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This trail runs though a second growth Oak-Hickory forest.


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Map Key

1.1

Miles

1.7

KM

Point to Point

994' 303 m

High

918' 280 m

Low

150' 46 m

Up

141' 43 m

Down

5%

Avg Grade (3°)

11%

Max Grade (6°)

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Features Fall Colors · Historical Significance · Views · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Inclines are quite steep for the Dayton area

Need to Know

Parking lot B is not open to visitors.

Description

Inclines on this trail are often steeper than the rest of the Dayton area. Much of this trail passes though former farmlands. The far eastern edge of the trail has views of a restored prairie dedicated to a deceased friar named Don Geiger. Phone scanable bar-codes are available throughout the trail to provide interpretive commentary on the trail.

Flora & Fauna

Northern red oak (Quercus rubra), hickory (Carya sp.), Norway maple (Acer platanoides), Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii), Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), Prairie coneflower (Ratibida pinnata), Black walnut (Juglans nigra), Wood oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)

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Ryan Miller

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View of Bro. Don Geiger Prairie.
Oct 7, 2021 near Beaverc…, OH
Entrance to Oak Hickory Trail.
Oct 7, 2021 near Beaverc…, OH

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