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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Kendall Lake & Valley Trail via Wetmore Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 511 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Kendall Lake & Valley Trail via Wetmore Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Everett, OH. The route reaches Kendall Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 511 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi728 – 922 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wetmore Trailhead 41.21240, -81.54539
Nearest town Everett, OH
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Kendall Lake & Valley Trail via Wetmore Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 511 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 729–923 ft

Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Trailhead: Wetmore Trailhead · 41.21240, -81.54539

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wetmore Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Valley Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Wetmore Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftPass Kendall Lake.
  7. 200 ftTurn right onto Cross Country Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake / Cross Country Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 250 ftReach Kendall Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cross Country Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Wetmore Trail, heading NW.
  19. 1.1 miTurn left onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Wetmore Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miArrive 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/kendall-lake-kendall-lake-out-back-3-lakes-8-km

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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