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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Peninsula, OH. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 705 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail 41.24238, -81.55010
Nearest town Peninsula, OH
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Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 30 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

  1. Start on Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ohio-erie-canal-towpath-trail-out-back-7-km-97f2

Trail surface

17% gravel15% boardwalk11% paved57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • 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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