Overlook–Old Carriage Trail, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Jaite, OH. The route reaches Overlook at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 607 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi637 – 797 ft · steepest grade: 26%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Red Lock Trail 41.28935, -81.56349
Nearest town Jaite, OH
Directions
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Overlook–Old Carriage Trail, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 607 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 637–798 ft
Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Trailhead: Red Lock Trail · 41.28935, -81.56349
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red Lock Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto Old Carriage Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Carriage Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Old Carriage Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Red Lock Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
75% dirt22% gravel3% 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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