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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Red Lock Trail & Valley Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 488 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Red Lock Trail & Valley Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Boston, OH. It climbs 488 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 856 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Stanford Road 41.27785, -81.55702
Nearest town Boston, OH
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Red Lock Trail & Valley Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 488 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 644–856 ft

Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Trailhead: Stanford Road · 41.27785, -81.55702

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

  1. Start on Stanford Road, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NE.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  17. 200 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miBear left onto Red Lock Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.8 miTurn left onto Holzhauer Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miReach Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right onto Red Lock Trail, heading N.
  23. 1 miTurn left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading E.
  25. 200 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading E.
  26. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SE.
  28. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading SE.
  29. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftBear right onto Valley Trail, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SE.
  32. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  34. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  35. 50 ftBear left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading SW.
  39. 0.6 miTurn right onto Stanford Road, heading SW.
  40. 50 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-9162

Trail surface

75% dirt2% paved2% gravel21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

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