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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Blue Hen Falls via Buckeye Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 889 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Blue Hen Falls via Buckeye Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Jaite, OH. The route reaches Blue Hen Falls at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 889 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi666 – 938 ft · steepest grade: 25%7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.28598, -81.57441
Nearest town Jaite, OH
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Blue Hen Falls via Buckeye Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 889 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 667–938 ft

Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Trailhead: 41.28598, -81.57441

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
  4. 3.7 miReach Blue Hen Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 3.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blue-hen-falls-out-back-12-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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