Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Blue Hen Falls via Buckeye Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 50 min

Blue Hen Falls via Buckeye Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Boston, OH. The route reaches Blue Hen Falls at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 394 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi692 – 909 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buckeye Trail 41.26203, -81.56176
Nearest town Boston, OH

Directions

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Blue Hen Falls via Buckeye Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 50 min

Elevation 691–909 ft

Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Trailhead: Buckeye Trail · 41.26203, -81.56176

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Transit-accessible: Boston Mill stop 169 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Buckeye Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.1 miReach Blue Hen Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

68% dirt24% gravel3% paved3% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Boston Mill stop 169 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead