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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Lock 28–Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, 3 sights

13.4 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 4 hr 31 min

Lock 28–Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, 3 sights is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Everett, OH. The route reaches Lock 28. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 725 ft14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail 41.20436, -81.57209
Nearest town Everett, OH
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Lock 28–Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, 3 sights

13.4 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 4 hr 31 min

Elevation 644–725 ft

Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Trailhead: Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail · 41.20436, -81.57209

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading E.
  2. 2.2 miPass Lock 28.
  3. 2.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  8. 300 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  20. 450 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NE.
  21. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 200 ftReach Lock 28, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  24. 450 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  25. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  26. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  30. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  31. 50 ftBear right onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  33. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  35. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  36. 300 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  37. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  40. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  41. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  42. 4.6 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-ohio-erie-canal-towpath-trail-out-back-3-sights-22-km

Trail surface

58% gravel12% boardwalk4% paved1% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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