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Stillwater Prairie Reserve
4.7 ★★★★★ 358 Google reviews · Running trail in Covington, Ohio · Hours vary
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Mixed
- Distance
- 69 mi
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Not reported
Confirmed from Stillwater Prairie Reserve's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Park on 309 acres with diverse ecosystems and 5.69 mi. of hiking trails, a fishing pond, and picnic shelters.
What runners say about Stillwater Prairie Reserve
“With walking trails, super CLEAN restrooms (which is rare), makes this place a beautiful, free, place to spend quality, family time.”
“The woods area has a natural play space for children, the wide, shallow river is a safe and scenic place for children to play in & out of the water.”
“Stillwater is so quiet and peaceful I love spending my time here amongst all of nature.”
Its a amazing little place there is a complete suspension bridge and lots of old growth Forrest flower fields several access points to actually get in the river great place to let the kids experience the river shallow enough to walk and play in without worrying there going to get washed out I come out and walk this a…
Well I ended up at another, it seems, Stillwater Preserve. It's named the same but not the same Praire. Hmmm..anyway, another AWESOME Preserve today. It's beautiful. Long winding trails. This preserve reminds me of Renaissance. It's fairytale forest. Just beautiful w/ the flowing river. It's very peaceful, quiet.
Stillwater is a great place to go hiking and walking! I’m so happy that it’s in my area because it’s such a good place to have fun at. You can fish, hike, and play in the river (in a certain area).
One of the most beautiful parks in the state. I had a wonderful hike and enjoyed all the colors and scents of the late summer early fall time. Stillwater is so quiet and peaceful I love spending my time here amongst all of nature.
Trail conditions & character
“The woods area has a natural play space for children, the wide, shallow river is a safe and scenic place for children to play in & out of the water.”
“Stillwater is so quiet and peaceful I love spending my time here amongst all of nature.”
“With walking trails, super CLEAN restrooms (which is rare), makes this place a beautiful, free, place to spend quality, family time.”
“But it’s great they’re using gravel because it’s more economically safe than asphalt or concrete.”
“Paths were easily accessible on foot, mostly gravel, some paved.”
“Stillwater Prairie Reserve has so much to offer from prairie to wetlands and boardwalk near the river to suspension bridge across the river.”
“Well maintained pathways, clear signage, multiple parking lots.”
Plan your run at Stillwater Prairie Reserve
The practical stuff
- AccessHours vary — hours are not posted for this trail, so check before an early or late run
- SurfaceMixed — more than one surface along the route, so check the segment you plan to run
- Distance69 mi as reported — check whether that is one way or a round trip before you commit. Long enough for a real long run.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms, water — reported by runners
- Websitemiamicountyparks.com
- Phone(937) 335-6273
- Social Instagram
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