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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Tinker's Creek Gorge Scenic Overlook–Buckeye Trail, 3 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 521 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Tinker's Creek Gorge Scenic Overlook–Buckeye Trail, 3 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Walton Hills, OH. The route reaches Tinker's Creek Gorge Scenic Overlook. It climbs 521 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi620 – 919 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.37717, -81.55881
Nearest town Walton Hills, OH
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Tinker's Creek Gorge Scenic Overlook–Buckeye Trail, 3 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 521 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Elevation 621–918 ft

Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Trailhead: 41.37717, -81.55881

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Tinker's Creek Gorge Scenic Overlook.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bridle Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Mars Quarry, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
  10. 450 ftContinue straight onto Sagamore Creek Loop Trail, heading S.
  11. 2 miReach Tinker's Creek Gorge Scenic Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 2 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
  13. 450 ftBear right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.7 miBear right onto Mars Quarry, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftTurn right onto Bridle Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tinkers-creek-gorge-scenic-overlook-buckeye-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

91% dirt7% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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