Cascade Valley Metro Park (Valley View Area)
Prather Vista–Water Access Viewpoint, 4 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min
Prather Vista–Water Access Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Cascade Valley Metro Park (Valley View Area) near Cranmer, OH. The route passes Prather Vista before reaching Water Access Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prather Vista–Water Access Viewpoint, 4 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min
Elevation 748–795 ft
Out & Back · Cascade Valley Metro Park (Valley View Area)
Trailhead: Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail · 41.13345, -81.54530
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 78°F / low 64° · precip 21% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start on Valley Link Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Towpath Connector Spur, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Prather Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Prather Vista.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftPass Water Access Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Water Access, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Prather Vista, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Prather Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Towpath Connector Spur, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Valley Link Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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