Review

If you ride the Little Miami Trail to its northern endpoint in Springfield, Ohio, you'll find the Simon Kenton Trail waiting to take you further north. But before leaving the city, a connector trail, the Buck Creek Trail, connects to the SKT.

Green bike route signs help guide you between trail sections, but they can be difficult to follow at times. To familiarize yourself with the route and corresponding trail junctions, visit the Ohio Google map and select the Simon Kenton Trail. Follow its path from the south in Springfield.

From the SKT/Buck Creek Trail junction you can ride east or west along the creek. Turn left (west) and it moves along city streets and a bit further into town. Just before ending at Plum Street the trail makes an interesting sweep along the grounds of the Springfield Art Museum along Cliff Park Road. The day we rode by, banquet tables and decorations were setup in preparation for an event. The trail was so close it made me feel as if we were crashing a private party. Trails sometimes go through the most interesting and unusual places.

Turn right (east) and the trail guides you out of town and along the Buck Creek where it follows alongside passing under a few bridges along the way. This trail section reminded me a bit of the Wright Brothers Bikeway with its gently rolling and curving nature.

The trail crosses an old wooden decked bridge and runs over to Buck Creek State Park on Pumphouse Road.

Trail Specs:

Springfield Old-Reid-Park Buck-Creek-State-Park

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