Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Buttermilk Falls & Blue Hen Falls Spur via Buckeye Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,013 ft · 3 hr 16 min
Buttermilk Falls & Blue Hen Falls Spur via Buckeye Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Jaite, OH. The route reaches Buttermilk Falls at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 1,013 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi666 – 938 ft8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.28598, -81.57441
Nearest town Jaite, OH
Directions
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Buttermilk Falls & Blue Hen Falls Spur via Buckeye Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,013 ft · 3 hr 16 min
Elevation 667–938 ft
Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Trailhead: 41.28598, -81.57441
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
- 4 miTurn left onto Blue Hen Falls Spur, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Buttermilk Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading SW.
- 3.7 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 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 surface
85% dirt1% boardwalk14% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:55 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Jaite Mill Historic District & Valley Trail Loop via Buckeye Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 472 ft
- Valley Bridle Trail via Buckeye Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 620 ft
- Blue Hen Falls via Buckeye Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 889 ft
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