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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

My Mountain Overlook–Brecksville Reservation Beach, 4 sights

14.1 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 4 hr 49 min

My Mountain Overlook–Brecksville Reservation Beach, 4 sights is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Peninsula, OH. The route passes Brecksville Reservation Beach before reaching My Mountain Overlook at the turnaround, 7.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi627 – 768 ft16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail 41.24238, -81.55010
Nearest town Peninsula, OH
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My Mountain Overlook–Brecksville Reservation Beach, 4 sights

14.1 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 4 hr 49 min

Elevation 626–767 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. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NE.
  22. 2.6 miTurn left onto Station Road Connector, heading N.
  23. 50 ftPass Brecksville Reservation Beach.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right onto Station Bridle Path, heading NW.
  25. 250 ftContinue straight onto North Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Station Bridle Path, heading NW.
  27. 100 ftContinue straight onto North Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
  28. 150 ftContinue straight onto Station Bridle Path, heading NW.
  29. 0.5 miPass My Mountain Overlook.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto Connector, heading W.
  31. 500 ftTurn left onto My Mountain Trail, heading W.
  32. 0.2 miReach My Mountain Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right onto Connector, heading SW.
  34. 450 ftTurn right onto Station Bridle Path, heading SW.
  35. 0.5 miContinue straight onto North Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
  36. 150 ftContinue straight onto Station Bridle Path, heading SW.
  37. 100 ftContinue straight onto North Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Station Bridle Path, heading SW.
  39. 250 ftTurn left onto Station Road Connector, heading W.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  41. 2.6 miContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading SE.
  42. 200 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  43. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  44. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  45. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  46. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  47. 50 ftBear right onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  48. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  49. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading SE.
  50. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SE.
  51. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  52. 50 ftBear left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  53. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  54. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  55. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  56. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  57. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  58. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  59. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  60. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  61. 1.5 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/overlook-out-back-3b50

Trail surface

49% gravel11% boardwalk11% dirt4% paved25% 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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