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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Bike and Hike Trail–Red Lock Trail, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 490 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Bike and Hike Trail–Red Lock Trail, 3 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Boston, OH. It climbs 490 ft. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 919 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Valley Trail 41.26321, -81.55732
Nearest town Boston, OH
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Bike and Hike Trail–Red Lock Trail, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 490 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Elevation 644–917 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

  1. Start on Valley Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NE.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NE.
  20. 200 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miBear left onto Red Lock Trail, heading N.
  23. 1.3 miTurn left onto Bike and Hike Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.7 miReach Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 0.7 miTurn right onto Red Lock Trail, heading SE.
  26. 1.4 miTurn left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SW.
  27. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  28. 200 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SE.
  29. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading E.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading E.
  31. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading E.
  32. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SE.
  33. 50 ftBear right onto Valley Trail, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading E.
  35. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SE.
  37. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftBear left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SE.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SW.
  41. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  42. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  43. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  44. 200 ftBear right onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  45. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bike-and-hike-trail-red-lock-trail-out-back-4-sights-12-km

Trail surface

38% dirt18% paved17% gravel13% boardwalk14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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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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