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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Averill Pond–Averill Pond Connector Trail, 4 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Averill Pond–Averill Pond Connector Trail, 4 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Peninsula, OH. The route reaches Averill Pond at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 314 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 830 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail 41.24238, -81.55010
Nearest town Peninsula, OH
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Averill Pond–Averill Pond Connector Trail, 4 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 661–830 ft

Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Trailhead: Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail · 41.24238, -81.55010

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

Transit-accessible: Peninsula stop 87 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Clayton-Stanford Trail, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto Stanford Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Averill Pond Connector Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftReach Averill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Stanford Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 150 ftTurn left onto Clayton-Stanford Trail, heading W.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading W.
  19. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  22. 500 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SW.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 1.7 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/lock-28-averill-pond-out-back-6-sights-16-km

Trail surface

39% dirt11% gravel9% boardwalk7% paved34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Peninsula stop 87 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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