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Sand Run Metro Park

Buckeye / Valley Link Trail & Parkway Jogging Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Buckeye / Valley Link Trail & Parkway Jogging Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Sand Run Metro Park near Cranmer, OH. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi758 – 866 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Nuthatch Trail 41.13863, -81.56541
Nearest town Cranmer, OH
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Buckeye / Valley Link Trail & Parkway Jogging Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 759–867 ft

Out & Back · Sand Run Metro Park

Trailhead: Nuthatch Trail · 41.13863, -81.56541

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Parkway Jogging Trail, heading E.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Dogwood Trail, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Parkway Jogging Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dogwood Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Parkway Jogging Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Buckeye / Valley Link Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.9 miReach Parkway Jogging Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.9 miBear left onto Parkway Jogging Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dogwood Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Parkway Jogging Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dogwood Trail, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Parkway Jogging Trail, heading NW.
  15. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  17. 250 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-valley-link-trail-parkway-jogging-trail-out-back

Trail surface

67% dirt27% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 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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