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Cascade Valley Metro Park (North)

Missing Link Vista–Prather Vista, 5 sights

4 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Missing Link Vista–Prather Vista, 5 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Cascade Valley Metro Park (North) near North Akron, OH. The route passes Missing Link Vista and Prather Vista. It climbs 311 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi751 – 1,014 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.12008, -81.52461
Nearest town North Akron, OH
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Missing Link Vista–Prather Vista, 5 sights

4 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 750–1,015 ft

Out & Back · Cascade Valley Metro Park (North)

Trailhead: 41.12008, -81.52461

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 78°F / low 63° · precip 22% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 500 ftTurn right onto Missing Link Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miPass Missing Link Vista.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Prather / Missing Link Trail, heading W.
  5. 300 ftTurn right onto Missing Link Trail, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Prather Trail, heading NW.
  7. 300 ftPass Prather Vista.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Towpath Connector Spur, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Valley Link Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Schumacher / Valley Link Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.6 miReach Missing Link Vista, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left onto Valley Link Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Towpath Connector Spur, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miBear right onto Prather Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right onto Missing Link Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Prather / Missing Link Trail, heading SE.
  17. 300 ftContinue straight onto Missing Link Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftArrive 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/missing-link-vista-out-back

Trail surface

65% dirt31% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 78°F63°
Precip22%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity75%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°60° 12 AM: 16% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 10% rain7 AM: 10% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 19% rain10 AM: 16% rain11 AM: 20% rain12 PM: 22% rain1 PM: 18% rain2 PM: 21% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 8% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 78°56°
Mon 78°57°
Tue 83°58°
Wed 87°70° 33%
Thu 75°67° 33%
Fri 79°61°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near North Akron, Ohio