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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Botzum, OH. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi735 – 768 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail 41.15902, -81.57406
Nearest town Botzum, OH
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Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 735–767 ft

Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Trailhead: Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail · 41.15902, -81.57406

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Botzum stop 113 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2.2 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 200 ftReach Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 2 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-7-km-34b5

Trail surface

30% gravel14% paved56% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Botzum stop 113 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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