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Brecksville Reservation

Cuyahoga County high point & Bridle Trail - Parkway via Valley Parkway Connector

13.3 mi · ▲ 609 ft · 4 hr 44 min

Cuyahoga County high point & Bridle Trail - Parkway via Valley Parkway Connector is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Brecksville Reservation near Broadview Heights, OH. The route reaches Cuyahoga County high point. It climbs 609 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi833 – 1,280 ft14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.29868, -81.67648
Nearest town Broadview Heights, OH
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Cuyahoga County high point & Bridle Trail - Parkway via Valley Parkway Connector

13.3 mi · ▲ 609 ft · 4 hr 44 min

Elevation 832–1,280 ft

Out & Back · Brecksville Reservation

Trailhead: 41.29868, -81.67648

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.9 miSharp left onto Valley Parkway Connector, heading E.
  4. 1.2 miPass Cuyahoga County high point.
  5. 2.8 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - Parkway, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Valley Parkway Connector, heading W.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - Parkway, heading W.
  8. 1 miContinue straight onto Valley Parkway Connector, heading W.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - Parkway, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miBear left onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  11. 450 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading W.
  12. 150 ftReach Cuyahoga County high point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  14. 450 ftBear right onto Bridle Trail - Parkway, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Valley Parkway Connector, heading E.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - Parkway, heading E.
  17. 1 miContinue straight onto Valley Parkway Connector, heading E.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - Parkway, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Valley Parkway Connector, heading E.
  20. 4 miSharp right, heading E.
  21. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  22. 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/cuyahoga-county-high-point-bridle-trail-parkway-out-back-18-km-2684

Trail surface

61% paved24% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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