Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Peninsula, OH. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 663–706 ft
Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Trailhead: Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail · 41.24238, -81.55010
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Transit-accessible: Peninsula stop 87 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.8 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: Peninsula stop 87 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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