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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Deer Lick Cave–Brecksville Reservation Beach, 4 sights

11.2 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Deer Lick Cave–Brecksville Reservation Beach, 4 sights is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Boston, OH. The route passes Brecksville Reservation Beach before reaching Deer Lick Cave at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 346 ft. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi627 – 846 ft13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Clayton-Stanford Trail 41.26650, -81.55606
Nearest town Boston, OH
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Deer Lick Cave–Brecksville Reservation Beach, 4 sights

11.2 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Elevation 626–848 ft

Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Trailhead: Clayton-Stanford Trail · 41.26650, -81.55606

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

Transit-accessible: Boston Mill stop 617 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Clayton-Stanford Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NE.
  22. 200 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NE.
  23. 2.6 miTurn left onto Station Road Connector, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right onto Station Bridle Path, heading NW.
  25. 250 ftContinue straight onto North Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Station Bridle Path, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftPass Brecksville Reservation Beach.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftContinue straight onto Station Bridle Path, heading NW.
  30. 0.5 miBear right onto North Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  31. 150 ftTurn left onto South Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  32. 100 ftBear right onto Deer Lick Loop, heading W.
  33. 0.4 miTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading SW.
  34. 150 ftTurn right onto South Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
  35. 0.1 miSharp right onto Deer Lick Loop, heading W.
  36. 200 ftTurn left onto East Bridal Trail, heading SW.
  37. 50 ftTurn right onto South Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading S.
  38. 150 ftPass Deer Lick Cave.
  39. 450 ftTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading SW.
  40. 250 ftTurn left onto Deer Lick Loop, heading S.
  41. 0.1 miReach Deer Lick Cave, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  42. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 250 ftTurn left onto South Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading S.
  44. 0.1 miTurn left onto East Bridal Trail, heading SW.
  45. 50 ftTurn right onto Deer Lick Loop, heading W.
  46. 200 ftSharp left onto South Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  47. 0.1 miTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
  48. 150 ftTurn right onto Deer Lick Loop, heading SW.
  49. 0.4 miBear left onto South Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading N.
  50. 100 ftTurn right onto North Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading N.
  51. 150 ftBear left onto Station Bridle Path, heading SE.
  52. 0.5 miContinue straight onto North Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
  53. 150 ftContinue straight onto Station Bridle Path, heading NE.
  54. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
  55. 50 ftContinue straight onto Station Bridle Path, heading N.
  56. 250 ftTurn left onto Station Road Connector, heading NW.
  57. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  58. 2.6 miContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading SE.
  59. 200 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SE.
  60. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading SE.
  61. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SE.
  62. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading SE.
  63. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SE.
  64. 50 ftBear right onto Valley Trail, heading SE.
  65. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SE.
  66. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  67. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  68. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  69. 50 ftBear left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  70. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  71. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  72. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  73. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  74. 0.8 miTurn left onto Connector Trail - Stanford to Towpath, heading SE.
  75. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  76. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  77. 150 ftTurn left onto Clayton-Stanford Trail, heading S.
  78. 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
  79. 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/deer-lick-cave-brecksville-reservation-beach-out-back-4-sights-18-km

Trail surface

49% gravel25% dirt9% boardwalk5% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Boston Mill stop 617 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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