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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Buckeye Trail & Valley Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Buckeye Trail & Valley Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Boston, OH. It climbs 358 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 860 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Clayton-Stanford Trail 41.26650, -81.55606
Nearest town Boston, OH
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Buckeye Trail & Valley Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 661–861 ft

Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Trailhead: Clayton-Stanford Trail · 41.26650, -81.55606

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

Transit-accessible: Boston Mill stop 617 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Clayton-Stanford Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  9. 1.5 miReach Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.6 miTurn right onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading W.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Clayton-Stanford Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 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-8-km-3253

Trail surface

88% dirt4% paved2% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Boston Mill stop 617 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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