Updated Map Information
- Date Posted
- Aug 22, 2016
- Section
- Delphos
- Chapter
A revised map of the Delphos Section will issue in September 2016. The material below provides information from which you can update your earlier editions of December 2008 and April 2014.
The most exciting new information is that the number of available camping locations within this section has increased from none in 2008, two in 2014, to five in the newest edition. See “Camping Along the Trail” at the bottom of this map change. Only the early paragraphs have changed. The last paragraph contains nothing new and has been omitted here.
The Map Edition of 2008 announced that the Buckeye Trail Crew completed a relocation of the trail through the Ottoville Quarry Wilderness Area north of Ottoville. This relocation reduced the overall length of the Delphos Section by 0.3 miles and added 0.8 mi of trail off road. The Edition of September 2016 includes both losses and gains of off-road trail. The distance of trail off road is now 22.6 miles which is a slight loss in absolute miles off road since 2014. However, since the total distance in the section has increased to 46.5 miles, the fraction of trail off road has decreased to 48.5%.
Most of the number and placement of the section points have remained the same. However, Point 22 was moved east to Charloe since the desired trail route across Blue Creek along the towpath will not be achieved in the near future. New accumulative distances are given below, along with the point numbers and enough of the name of the location to identify the point. In addition, Where the text in the new edition is significantly different from either earlier edition, it too has been entered. Note: some time ago because of complaints, we began to use miles in the text to express distance between points of interest except for distances less than 0.1 mile. Since this difference is rather trivial, the new text is shown below only when the former text is incorrect.
CW 0.0 | CCW 46.5 | Point 1 | Methodist Church on SR 197 in Kossuth
CW 2.1 | CCW 44.4 | Point 2 | Towpath at Deep Cut Rd (C226)
CW 3.4 | CCW 43.1 | Point 3 | MEST at Kolter Rd (C35)
Note that the grocery in downtown Spencerville that was described in the Edition of 2008 is closed.
CW 4.5 | CCW 42.0 | Point 4 | Towpath at North St in Spencerville
CW 6.2 | CCW 40.3 | Point 5 | Towpath at SR 81 (Allentown Rd)
CW 8.1 | CCW 38.0 | Point 6 | MEST at Zion Church Rd (T27) in Southworth
CW 13.3 | CCW 32.2 | Point 7 | MEST at Cleveland St in Delphos
CW 14.8 | CCW 31.7 | Point 8 | Towpath at Pohlman Rd
CW 15.6 | CCW 30.9 | Point 9 | Road U20 at SR 190
CW 17.6 | CCW 28.9 | Point 10 | Road U20 at Road 23T
CW 19.8 | CCW 26.7 | Point 11 | Road 23T at SR 190
CW 20.6 | CCW 25.9 | Point 12 | N Water St (SR 189/SR 190) at Fourth St
CW 23.0 | CCW 23.5 | Point 13 | Road R23 at Road 24Q
CW 24.6 N | CCW 21.5 E | Point 14 | Third St (SR 189) at W Canal St (US 224) in Ottoville
Facilities:(MM, P, PO: 45876, R, W)
Go N on W Canal St. After 2 blocks at Main St, US 224 turns E. Keep N past end of W Canal St (300’) to pond. Follow trail around W edge of said pond past trail (300’) that leads to a small parking area off Church St near the Little Auglaize R. After 250’, turn N onto the towpath of the Miami and Erie Canal. Leave the towpath only briefly to join a service road on levee where a channelization project along the river has impinged on former canal.
CW 25.7 N | CCW 20.4 S | Point 15 | Miami and Erie Towpath at Rd P and Rd 25M
Head N on Road 25M, which is a hair W of the canal towpath, past Road O25 (0.5 mi, exits W), past Road O (0.5 mi, exits E), past Road N24 (0.5 mi, exits E), and across Road N (0.5 mi).
CW 28.7 N | CCW 17.4 S | Point 16 | Road 25M at Road M
In both earlier editions near the end of this description, the names for Road 203 and Road 1010 are switched. In addition, Road 32 is mentioned but is no longer easily seen. Replace with the following text: The Putnam/Paulding Cty Line crosses this intersection. The roads that comprise the intersection are identified differently in each county. On its S side, signs identify Road 25M at Road M (Putnam Cty) and on its N side, as Road 203 at Road 12 (Paulding Cty). Continue N on Road 203, the continuation of Road 25M, past Road 266 (0.5 mi, exits E), past Road 18 (0.4 mi, exits NE) and past Road 1010 (1.1 mi, exits W). Head NE on Road 203 that parallels the over-grown canal prism. After 0.24 mi, jog W on SR 114.
CW 31.0 | CCW 15.5 | Point 17 | SR 114 at SR 66 in Mandale (No Services)
CW 32.5 | CCW 14.0 | Point 18 | Road 48 at Miami and Erie Canal Heel path
No Parking In this narrow, wooded strip of land is the Miami and Erie Canal. Because of a land dispute, BTA has lost access to a trail that the Buckeye Trail Crew built on the heelpath. Hopefully, the loss is only temporary. Continue W on Road 48 past Road 199 (40’, exits SE). At the next intersection, turn N on Road 197. After 0.9 mi at a wooded strip, reach remnants of canal. Hipp’s Timberville Lock 31 (C) is located 0.17 mi SE on side trail on heelpath. Turn NW onto former heelpath and soon cross Road 60 (350’). Continue N across a bridge (150’) and enter narrow piece of woods. By now, you will see easily that you are following the prism through woods and field.
CW 35.3 | CCW 11.2 | Point 19 | Miami and Erie Canal Towpath at Road 72
CW 35.9 N | CCW 10.6 SE | Point 20 | Miami and Erie Canal Towpath at Road 187
Turn N onto Road 187, crossing the filled canal prism to the heelpath of canal (100’). Turn NW onto footpath. After 0.5 mi, reach Road 82. Follow Road 82 E. After 0.24 mi, enter an extended intersection with Road 187 that comes from the S. After 100’ as Road 82 continues E, turn N onto Road 187. Continue N across SR 613 (1.0 mi) across RR. At the end of Road 187 (1.1 mi), go W on Road 171.
CW 39.6 | CCW 6.9 | Point 21 | Site of Fort Brown (P)
Delete the last 2 sentences from the text because Point 22 has been moved to Charloe.
CW 41.5 W | CCW 5.0 S | Point 22 | Road 171 at Road 138 in Charloe
Facilities: City Park, MM, PS, W. As Road 171 continues N, turn W onto Road 138. After 0.5 mi, exit Road 138. Turn N onto Road 163. The broad low area just E of the road in agricultural fields are the remains of the Miami and Erie Canal. After 0.7 mi near a wood’s edge, exit Road 163 E to towpath (100’) and turn N. After 0.3 mi, leave woods. Follow W edge of tilled fields N across Road 146 (0.35 mi) and beyond. After 0.3 mi, leave edge of tilled field briefly for woods at Viall’s Lock 32 (C). At end of tilled fields (0.45 mi), cross fence on stile. Continue to follow towpath generally N in both open and wooded pasture with fences and stiles. Cross Road 156 near its intersection with Road 163. Continue N through field and across driveway past shed into woods where the towpath is followed easily. Near creek, descend NW across canal prism to Road 163. Across Flat Rock Creek, leave Road 163 and ascend NE to towpath. Continue N in woods for 0.24 mi. Exit woods and continue N on W edge of tilled field across Road 170 (350’) and beyond. After 0.7 mi, enter woods on towpath that continues N past a canal mile marker (200’). After 300’, cross canal prism NW on boardwalk.
CW 46.0 N | CCW 0.5 SE | Point 23 | Intersection of Road 163 and Road 1023
Join Road 163 heading N. Immediately N of Little Flat Rock Creek (0.2 mi), exit Road 163 E onto footpath that will climb beside the beautiful arched stone culvert that conducts the creek beneath the canal prism.
At the prism, follow heelpath briefly before crossing to the towpath and turning N. After 0.3 mi, jog W on Road 111 across the filled canal prism. Head N on the heelpath to a display (450’) with parking that memorializes the junction of the Miami & Erie and the Wabash & Erie Canals. The two remain joined from here NE to their final junction with the Maumee R near Toledo. This memorial is just a few feet S of SR 111.
