Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Hemlock Creek Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Hemlock Creek Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Independence, OH. It is mostly level, with 229 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hemlock Creek Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 595–839 ft
Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Trailhead: 41.37770, -81.63960
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 65° · precip 22% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Hemlock Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Hemlock Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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