Brecksville Reservation
Oakes Road Connector via Valley Parkway Connector
4.3 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Oakes Road Connector via Valley Parkway Connector is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Brecksville Reservation near Brecksville, OH. It is mostly level, with 217 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Oakes Road Connector via Valley Parkway Connector
4.3 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 1,069–1,266 ft
Out & Back · Brecksville Reservation
Trailhead: Valley Parkway Connector · 41.30099, -81.62711
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Valley Parkway Connector, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Oakes Road Connector, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Oakes Road Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Valley Parkway Connector, heading S.
- 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Valley Parkway Connector Trailhead
- Buckeye Trail–Parkway Bridle Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- Valley Parkway Connector 3.5 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Deer Lick Cave–Brecksville Reservation Beach, 5 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 470 ft
- Cuyahoga County high point & Valley Parkway Connector 11.3 mi · ▲ 515 ft
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