Gorge Metro Park
Observation Deck–Cuyahoga River Reservoir, 4 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 182 ft · 49 min
Observation Deck–Cuyahoga River Reservoir, 4 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Gorge Metro Park near Cuyahoga Falls, OH. The route passes Cuyahoga River Reservoir before reaching Observation Deck at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 182 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Observation Deck–Cuyahoga River Reservoir, 4 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 182 ft · 49 min
Elevation 867–994 ft
Out & Back · Gorge Metro Park
Trailhead: Glens Trail · 41.12722, -81.48556
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 318 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Glens Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miPass Cuyahoga River Reservoir.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Gorge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Observation Deck, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Glens Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 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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- Transit-accessible: stop 318 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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