Overlook & Brecksville Reservation Beach via Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Sagamore Hills, OH. The route passes Brecksville Reservation Beach before reaching Overlook at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 152 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi627 – 797 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Station Bridle Path 41.31860, -81.59189
Nearest town Sagamore Hills, OH
Directions
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Overlook & Brecksville Reservation Beach via Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 152 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 626–798 ft
Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Trailhead: Station Bridle Path · 41.31860, -81.59189
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 65° · precip 23% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Brecksville stop 324 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Station Bridle Path, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Brecksville Reservation Beach.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto North Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Station Bridle Path, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto North Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Station Bridle Path, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Station Road Connector, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Old Carriage Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Station Road Connector, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Station Bridle Path, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto North Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Station Bridle Path, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto North Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Station Bridle Path, heading W.
- 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 surface
65% gravel28% dirt2% paved5% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F65°
Precip23%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity69%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun
76°59°
Mon
78°56°
Tue
83°56°
Wed
86°69°
32%
Thu
75°66°
32%
Fri
80°61°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Brecksville stop 324 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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