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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Boston, OH. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 705 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Connector Trail - Stanford to Towpath 41.27056, -81.55700
Nearest town Boston, OH
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Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 656–706 ft

Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Trailhead: Connector Trail - Stanford to Towpath · 41.27056, -81.55700

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Connector Trail - Stanford to Towpath, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Connector Trail - Stanford to Towpath, heading N.
  13. 50 ftArrive 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-9-km-cf85

Trail surface

35% gravel12% boardwalk9% paved44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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