Wright Brothers - Huffman Prairie Trail

Starting at teh eastern end of the City of Fairborn, along Yellow Springs-Fairfield Road, this route passes through Fairborn's downtown business district at South Street and Central Avenue, the bikeway follows Kaufman Avenue along the boundary of Wright Patterson AFB, passing Wright State University just to the south.

Just off the trail (and up a steep climb) is the Wright Brothers Memorial, with the National Park Service interpretive center. The grounds here feature Native American burial mounds and provide a spectacular view of the Mad River Valley to the north. From this trail you may access the Huffman Prairie Flying Field, another segment of the National Park, preserving the location where the Wright Brothers perfected controlled, powered flight. The bikeway currently ends atop the Huffman Dam, one of five flood control dam’s built by the Miami Conservancy District after the 1913 flood. In June 2013, the Mad River Trail extension completed the connection of this trail to the larger network, through Montgomery County.

Area Attractions

• Huffman Dam
• Wright Brothers Memorial/Huffman Flying Field
• Downtown Fairborn
• Wright State University