This Ohio Trail is Internationally Famous | Backpacking Twin Valley outside of Dayton in 4K
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Published 2021-11-01
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In this episode, we traveled to Twin Creek Metropark and Germantown Metropark in Germantown Ohio. You can backpack through these two parks following the Twin Valley Trail, a roughly 30 mile loop that travels through the two parks and through Germantown itself.
We started out by parking one car at the Sled Hill parking lot in Germantown Metropark. This would be our exit. Then we took our other car to the Hopewell parking lot and started on the Twin Creek Orange Trail north towards the Cedar Ridge Backcountry Campsites. We passed by the Hopewell Earthwork, then Dogwood Pond, and the banks of the Twin Creek.
As we exited Twin Creek Metropark, we hiked through the neighborhoods on the southern end of Germantown before walkthrough the length of the biketrail in Kercher Park. We then stopped and had some Gatorade from the Shell Station before getting back on the brown trail and finally making it to the Cedar Ridge Backcountry Campsites. Bryan cooked up some backpacking spaghetti, always nice to have a backpacking meal.
The next morning, we made backpacking pancakes. Backpack breakfast. Backpacking meals. We then headed out on the brown trail again in the Germantown Metropark just outside Dayton. We saw the Limestone Outcrops, the Bob Siebenthaler Natural Area, the Old Mill Frontcountry Campsites, and eventually made it to the Dam Spillway. We walked up to the White Tail Shelter, the Sunfish Shelter, and the Valley Overlook where we stopped to have some lunch.
Next, we passed along the Germantown Dam before following along the Twin Creek towards the Old Forest. Eventually we made it to the Oak Ridge Backcountry Campsites and met up with a friend to have some more backpacking meals and some backpacking candy. We spent the night and enjoyed the stars in the meadows. The next day we hiked towards the exit at the Germantown Sledding Hill, passed through an Old Forest again, and stopped at the Twin Valley Welcome Center before leaving.
For our posthike meal, we had Captain 9's pizza, including the taco pizza. It took like 45 minutes for the pizza for some reason, but it was suitably delicious.
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00:00 Teaser
00:51 Theme Song
01:18 After Intro - DAY ONE
02:32 Map Sequence & First Hike
04:52 Viewer Mike
06:26 Woods and Earthwork
08:05 Forest Trail and Well
09:37 Twin Creek
11:19 Touch-me-Nots (Jewelweed)
12:37 Another Junction
14:43 Dogwood Pond
16:00 Uncertain Weather
18:04 Leaving Twin Creek Park
19:57 Onto the Road
23:48 Onto the Bike Path & Picnic Shelter
26:39 Gnomes and Frolf
28:45 Wet Nothing
29:47 Gas Station Drinks
31:35 Back on the Trail
32:35 Arriving at Campsite & Mushroom Jerky
33:38 Pasta
36:12 In Our Shelters
36:56 DAY TWO - Pancakes
40:21 Packing Up and Heading Out
43:20 Old Artifacts & Natural Cordage
45:55 Pawpaws
48:06 Mature Forest Natural Area
49:40 Parking Area
50:49 Meadow & Picnic Area
53:10 Charcuterie
55:40 Afternoon Bumbling
56:46 Into the Woods & Crossing the Dam
57:59 Resting at the Parking Area
59:05 Fungus and Woods
1:00:32 Sunny Meadow Campsite
1:01:57 Chris Arrives; Meat Pucks
1:03:26 Tacos
1:05:11 Halloween Candies
1:06:14 Evening Reflections & Starry Nights
1:10:08 DAY THREE
1:11:11 Plant ID
1:12:56 Puffball
1:13:32 Back in the Woods
1:15:47 Nature Center
1:17:31 Final Hike Out
1:19:10 Credits
1:20:00 Post-Hike Meal
1:23:03 Call to Action
1:23:37 Shoutouts
1:28:58 Secret Dream
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All of the musical compositions or arrangements and footage in this video are original, and were composed, recorded, and captured by Andrew Lin, Bryan Lin, Robby Huang, and Thomas Sinard
Featuring drums by Nate Laguzza
Original content and music is copyright Adventure Archives (c) 2021
All Comments (21)
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I'm 67 years old. When I turned 16 and got my DL's my first solo drive was to Germantown Dam. I have been All over the area you covered at one time or another. You passed my Uncle's property just before the horses. I delivered powder concrete to the ready mix company you passed. It was fun watching and listening to your guesses at times! lol For the most part you were correct about everything. If I am right about the pond or lake you were at, I stood on the bottom of it as it was being built around 1962. It was built by the landowner at the time before Metro Parks bought it. I stop in the parking lot on Chamberlin Road often. Thank you all for the video. I also hunt Zaleski State forest yearly. Enjoyed that video too! And the jerky you bought was most likely Tim's down home beef jerky. He is a local that has supplied the area stores with it for a long time. Have a good one! Shelby
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Bryan looks amazing, happy and in good shape, awesome to see him in such good spirits and in good health!
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Welcome to the Dayton area! We don't have mountains or beaches, but we do have humidity, mosquitoes and plenty of disc golf.
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It’s amazing how you guys have taken something that seems ordinary to those of us in the Dayton area, and made it look extraordinary. Great video.
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That boi Brian slimming way down! Love to see it
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This episode really demonstrates that you don't need to venture far to find an adventure. Andrew and Bryan with the pasta and charcuterie made meal time interesting and hunger inducing 😋 Shot beautifully and your music was once again great in enhancing the adventure. The shoutouts were so inventive and hilarious! 🤣Well done guys! 👏👏👏👍
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I’ve hiked this trail many times and I was laughing when you were on the bench with your cold drinks. I was thinking wow you guys are such great filmmakers the way you are making this look way better than it is! Actually very cool to see you hike something I’m so familiar with. Thanks for being so kind! Seriously though, we are lucky to have this trail and I love it.
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Doesn't get much better than that - delicious food, great conversation, and nature at its best. The only thing missing was Thomas. 👍
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Glad to see some Ohio content! Our state might be a bit of a meme on the internet but I think it has just the right amount of everything.
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Neeeever change your way of making videos, I love it so much, and they all contain so much info, great music choices etc etc etc I cannot tire of them. Best medicine ever. Cheers from Norway <3
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Underrated channel.. Great job with the video once again guys
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Wow, you showed there is more out there than just a trail and scenery. Birds, bees, flora and fauna, different kinds of mushrooms and so many varieties of trees. Even a frog and a few bugs. It was so enjoyable to watch. and the commentary was superb too. Great video. Can't wait till your next adventure.
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I just barely started, and I'm excited. Sounds like you're doing on a larger scale what I do several days a week locally here in Santa Clarita. I am lucky to have lots of real dirt trails within a 10 mile radius. Sidenote… Once upon a time I was critical in a comment about your introduction music. I believe I called it a little corny. I take that back because now it just makes me smile, that is the kind of joy you guys bring to me on your group hike interaction videos. You have wonderful interactions on top of the great video, hikes, camp spots, botany... Outstanding
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I love your videos I also love the explanation of flowers and various plants.
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Excellent simple episode thank you. LOL: A woolly mammoth comes out of the woods and says “in a weird way I know your sister“.
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Love this as I do all of your episodes. I feel like I know you guys though we have never met face to face. Thank you for what you do. Comfort. What is that? ❤️😊🙏
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Well that was a pretty cool Trail! I've actually eaten Polk salad before my grandmother made it for me when I was kid after she told me that it was poisonous but she boiled all the poison out 😅 Loving all these episodes!
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Am I seeing this right!?!?! You guys are REALLY doing our pretty cool little trail in this area about 10 minutes from me?!?! lol I mean this is nothing compared to what you guys typically do but I mean, for our area here in boring Southwest Ohio.....it's a fun little one. This just may be one of the coolest videos ever. Off to watch it right now. Excited!!
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Was cruising in Mexico when this got posted and now that I'm back (and home from the local pot shop) great rainy day here in Northern California to watch it. Love virtual hanging out and hiking with the AA studs.
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A wonderful video in my neck of the woods. I love that park! Bryan's pasta looked amazing!
