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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 289 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Sagamore Hills, OH. It climbs 289 ft. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi627 – 856 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.31695, -81.58552
Nearest town Sagamore Hills, OH
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Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 289 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 626–857 ft

Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Trailhead: 41.31695, -81.58552

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 65° · precip 23% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Transit-accessible: Brecksville stop 314 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Station Road Connector, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.7 miTurn left onto Old Carriage Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miBear right onto Holzhauer Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Lock Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left onto Holzhauer Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miBear left onto Old Carriage Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading W.
  13. 1.7 miTurn left onto Station Road Connector, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 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/ohio-erie-canal-towpath-trail-out-back-11-km-36d5

Trail surface

48% gravel25% dirt2% paved25% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F65°
Precip23%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity69%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 14% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 6% rain8 AM: 7% rain9 AM: 9% rain10 AM: 17% rain11 AM: 15% rain12 PM: 23% rain1 PM: 10% rain2 PM: 7% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 5% rain5 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun 76°59°
Mon 78°56°
Tue 83°56°
Wed 86°69° 32%
Thu 75°66° 32%
Fri 80°61°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Brecksville stop 314 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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