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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Lock 28 & Quarry Trail via Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

2 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 42 min

Lock 28 & Quarry Trail via Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Peninsula, OH. The route reaches Lock 28. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi686 – 771 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail 41.24238, -81.55010
Nearest town Peninsula, OH
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Lock 28 & Quarry Trail via Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

2 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 42 min

Elevation 686–773 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

Dogs allowed on leash · 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 S.
  2. 0.7 miPass Lock 28.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftSharp right onto Quarry Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miReach Lock 28, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 450 ftTurn left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.7 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-quarry-trail-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

70% gravel21% dirt9% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • 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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