Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Boston, OH. It is mostly level, with 56 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
4.3 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 663–706 ft
Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Trailhead: Valley Trail · 41.26321, -81.55732
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Transit-accessible: Boston Mill stop 266 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Boston Mill stop 266 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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