AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near New Portage, OH. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 971 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail 41.02338, -81.59333
Nearest town New Portage, OH
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Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 962–972 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail · 41.02338, -81.59333

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ohio-erie-canal-towpath-trail-out-back-5-km-7550

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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