Gorge Metro Park

Cuyahoga River Reservoir & Highbridge Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 56 min

Cuyahoga River Reservoir & Highbridge Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Gorge Metro Park near North Akron, OH. The route reaches Cuyahoga River Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi794 – 942 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Highbridge Trail 41.12142, -81.51535
Nearest town North Akron, OH

Directions

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Cuyahoga River Reservoir & Highbridge Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 56 min

Elevation 794–941 ft

Out & Back · Gorge Metro Park

Trailhead: Highbridge Trail · 41.12142, -81.51535

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

Transit-accessible: stop 35 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Highbridge Trail, heading NE.
  2. 450 ftBear right onto Highbridge / Chuckery Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Highbridge Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.3 miReach Cuyahoga River Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miBear right onto Highbridge / Chuckery Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Highbridge Trail, heading SW.
  7. 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 35 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead