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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Buckeye Trail–Valley Trail, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Buckeye Trail–Valley Trail, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Brandywine, OH. It climbs 412 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 896 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wildlife Woods Trail 41.25499, -81.53641
Nearest town Brandywine, OH
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Buckeye Trail–Valley Trail, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 696–895 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

Transit-accessible: Peninsula stop 730 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wildlife Woods Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Valley Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Akron Peninsula Road, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.7 miSharp right onto Buckeye Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miBear left onto Peninsula Shortcut, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftBear right onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miBear left onto Akron Peninsula Road, heading NW.
  9. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Wildlife Woods Trail, heading E.
  10. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/buckeye-trail-valley-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

98% dirt2% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Peninsula stop 730 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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