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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Red Lock Trail & Valley Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Red Lock Trail & Valley Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Boston, OH. It climbs 467 ft. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 787 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Connector Trail - Stanford to Towpath 41.27056, -81.55700
Nearest town Boston, OH
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Red Lock Trail & Valley Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 644–786 ft

Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Trailhead: Connector Trail - Stanford to Towpath · 41.27056, -81.55700

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Connector Trail - Stanford to Towpath, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  4. 300 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  16. 400 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  17. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miBear left onto Red Lock Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.8 miReach Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 1 miTurn left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading E.
  21. 350 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading SE.
  22. 450 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SW.
  23. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  24. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading SW.
  28. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftBear right onto Valley Trail, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SW.
  31. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading W.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading W.
  33. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  34. 300 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  35. 0.8 miTurn left onto Connector Trail - Stanford to Towpath, heading S.
  36. 350 ftArrive 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/red-lock-trail-valley-trail-out-back-7-km-14f0

Trail surface

40% dirt20% boardwalk19% gravel1% paved20% 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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