Big Oak Tree–Averill Pond, 5 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Boston, OH. The route passes Big Oak Tree and Averill Pond. It climbs 420 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi659 – 853 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Valley Trail 41.26321, -81.55732
Nearest town Boston, OH
Directions
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Big Oak Tree–Averill Pond, 5 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 661–852 ft
Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Trailhead: Valley Trail · 41.26321, -81.55732
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Transit-accessible: Boston Mill stop 266 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Clayton-Stanford Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Stanford Trail, heading E.
- 1 miBear left onto Brandywine Gorge Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Big Oak Tree.
- 50 ftPass Averill Pond.
- 0.6 miReach Big Oak Tree, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Stanford Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Clayton-Stanford Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% dirt2% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Boston Mill stop 266 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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