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Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Viewpoint & Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Viewpoint & Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Barberton, OH. The route reaches Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi938 – 978 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.97835, -81.60595
Nearest town Barberton, OH
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Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Viewpoint & Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 940–979 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.97835, -81.60595

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftBear right onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  3. 3.2 miPass Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Viewpoint.
  4. 0.7 miReach Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 3.8 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 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-viewpoint-out-back-16e9

Trail surface

89% gravel5% boardwalk1% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:53 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Barberton, Ohio