Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Valley Trail & Wildlife Woods Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Valley Trail & Wildlife Woods Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Brandywine, OH. It climbs 417 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi696 – 892 ft4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wildlife Woods Trail 41.25499, -81.53641
Nearest town Brandywine, OH
Directions
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Valley Trail & Wildlife Woods Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 696–893 ft
Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Trailhead: Wildlife Woods Trail · 41.25499, -81.53641
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wildlife Woods Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Akron Peninsula Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Peninsula Shortcut, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Wildlife Woods Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Peninsula Shortcut, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Buckeye Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Akron Peninsula Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Wildlife Woods Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Wildlife Woods Trail Trailhead
- Buckeye Trail–Valley Trail, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 412 ft
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