Cascade Valley Metro Park (Valley View Area)
Prather Vista–Gardner Road, 4 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Prather Vista–Gardner Road, 4 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Cascade Valley Metro Park (Valley View Area) near North Akron, OH. The route reaches Prather Vista. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prather Vista–Gardner Road, 4 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 762–954 ft
Out & Back · Cascade Valley Metro Park (Valley View Area)
Trailhead: Gardner Road · 41.12378, -81.52363
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 78°F / low 63° · precip 22% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Gardner Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Prather Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Prather Vista.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Towpath Connector Spur, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Honeywell Drive, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Prather Vista, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Towpath Connector Spur, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Prather Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Gardner Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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