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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Buckeye Trail & Valley Trail via Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 295 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Buckeye Trail & Valley Trail via Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Jaite, OH. It climbs 295 ft. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 860 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Lock Trail 41.28935, -81.56349
Nearest town Jaite, OH
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Buckeye Trail & Valley Trail via Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 295 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 644–861 ft

Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Trailhead: Red Lock Trail · 41.28935, -81.56349

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 200 ftTurn left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Valley Trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading SE.
  16. 300 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  17. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading S.
  22. 1.5 miReach Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 1.6 miTurn right onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  27. 300 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  28. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  30. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  31. 50 ftBear left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  33. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  37. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  38. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  39. 400 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  40. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  41. 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/buckeye-trail-valley-trail-out-back-11-km-d24b

Trail surface

42% dirt24% gravel14% boardwalk4% paved16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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