Cascade Valley Metro Park (Valley View Area)
Missing Link Vista–Prather Vista, 5 sights
3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Missing Link Vista–Prather Vista, 5 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Cascade Valley Metro Park (Valley View Area) near Cranmer, OH. The route passes Prather Vista and Missing Link Vista. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Missing Link Vista–Prather Vista, 5 sights
3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 748–795 ft
Out & Back · Cascade Valley Metro Park (Valley View Area)
Trailhead: Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail · 41.13345, -81.54530
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 78°F / low 64° · precip 21% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start on Valley Link Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Towpath Connector Spur, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Prather Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Prather Vista.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Missing Link Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Prather / Missing Link Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftPass Missing Link Vista.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Missing Link Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Missing Link Vista, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Prather / Missing Link Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Missing Link Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Prather Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Towpath Connector Spur, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Valley Link Trail, heading NW.
- 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.
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More from Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail Trailhead
- Honeywell Drive–Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Prather Vista–Water Access Viewpoint, 4 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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