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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Valley Trail Loop via Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 58 min

Valley Trail Loop via Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a 2.8-mile loop in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Boston, OH. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 705 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Connector Trail - Stanford to Towpath 41.27056, -81.55700
Nearest town Boston, OH
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Valley Trail Loop via Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 58 min

Elevation 656–706 ft

Loop · 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 at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Clayton-Stanford Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Connector Trail - Stanford to Towpath, heading N.
  14. 350 ftThe loop closes 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/valley-trail-loop

Trail surface

35% gravel20% dirt5% paved40% 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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