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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Brandywine Falls–Upper Boardwalk Viewpoint, 6 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 422 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Brandywine Falls–Upper Boardwalk Viewpoint, 6 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Brandywine, OH. The route passes Brandywine Falls, Upper Boardwalk Viewpoint and Brecksville Reservation Beach. It climbs 422 ft. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi627 – 856 ft13.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Upper Boardwalk 41.27671, -81.53839
Nearest town Brandywine, OH
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Brandywine Falls–Upper Boardwalk Viewpoint, 6 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 422 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Elevation 626–856 ft

Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Trailhead: Upper Boardwalk · 41.27671, -81.53839

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Upper Boardwalk, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Brandywine Falls.
  3. 50 ftPass Upper Boardwalk Viewpoint.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lower Boardwalk, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Upper Boardwalk, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miBear left onto Brandywine Gorge Loop, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Stanford Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  22. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  24. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NE.
  25. 200 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NE.
  26. 2.6 miTurn left onto Station Road Connector, heading N.
  27. 250 ftPass Brecksville Reservation Beach.
  28. 350 ftTurn right onto Station Bridle Path, heading NW.
  29. 250 ftContinue straight onto North Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Station Bridle Path, heading NW.
  31. 100 ftContinue straight onto North Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
  32. 150 ftContinue straight onto Station Bridle Path, heading NW.
  33. 0.5 miBear right onto North Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
  34. 250 ftReach Brandywine Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  35. 250 ftBear left onto Station Bridle Path, heading W.
  36. 0.5 miContinue straight onto North Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
  37. 150 ftContinue straight onto Station Bridle Path, heading SW.
  38. 100 ftContinue straight onto North Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto Station Bridle Path, heading W.
  40. 250 ftTurn left onto Station Road Connector, heading W.
  41. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading E.
  42. 2.6 miContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  43. 200 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  44. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  45. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  46. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  47. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  48. 50 ftBear right onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  49. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  50. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  51. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  52. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading SE.
  53. 50 ftBear left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SE.
  54. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading SE.
  55. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  56. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  57. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  58. 0.8 miTurn left onto Connector Trail - Stanford to Towpath, heading S.
  59. 0.2 miTurn left onto Stanford Trail, heading SW.
  60. 1 miTurn right onto Brandywine Gorge Loop, heading E.
  61. 0.1 miBear right onto Upper Boardwalk, heading E.
  62. 0.2 miBear left onto Lower Boardwalk, heading E.
  63. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Boardwalk, heading NE.
  64. 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/brandywine-falls-upper-boardwalk-viewpoint-out-back-7-sights-18-km-d61e

Trail surface

48% gravel30% dirt9% boardwalk1% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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