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Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation

Canal Trail–Expert Mountain Bike Loop, 4 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 36 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Canal Trail–Expert Mountain Bike Loop, 4 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation near Willow, OH. It is mostly level, with 36 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 656 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation All Purpose Trail 41.41868, -81.63910
Nearest town Willow, OH
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Canal Trail–Expert Mountain Bike Loop, 4 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 36 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 587–655 ft

Out & Back · Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation

Trailhead: Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation All Purpose Trail · 41.41868, -81.63910

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 66° · precip 21% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 382 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.7 miTurn right onto Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading N.
  4. 300 ftTurn left onto Flow Access Trail, heading E.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  6. 200 ftContinue straight onto Canal Trail, heading N.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Canal Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Novice Mountain Bike Loop, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 450 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Novice Mountain Bike Loop, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftTurn right onto Expert Mountain Bike Loop, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miReach Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Novice Mountain Bike Loop, heading N.
  17. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Novice Mountain Bike Loop, heading N.
  20. 500 ftContinue straight onto Canal Trail, heading S.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading S.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Canal Trail, heading S.
  23. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading S.
  24. 150 ftContinue straight onto Flow Access Trail, heading S.
  25. 300 ftTurn right onto Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading S.
  26. 300 ftTurn left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  27. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 1.7 miTurn left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SE.
  29. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/canal-trail-ohio-erie-canal-reservation-all-purpose-trail-out-back-3-sights-7-km

Trail surface

80% paved17% dirt1% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F66°
Precip21%Wind0 mphUV5Humidity75%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 12% rain1 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 7% rain10 AM: 12% rain11 AM: 19% rain12 PM: 21% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 2% rain5 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun 77°60°
Mon 80°57°
Tue 82°59°
Wed 86°71° 28%
Thu 75°68° 28%
Fri 80°64°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 382 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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