Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Sagamore Hills, OH. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi627 – 646 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.31695, -81.58552
Nearest town Sagamore Hills, OH
Directions
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Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 626–646 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Station Road Connector, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Station Road Connector, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
82% gravel6% dirt4% paved8% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F65°
Precip23%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity69%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
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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