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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Valley Trail via Buckeye Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 52 min

Valley Trail via Buckeye Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Peninsula, OH. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi692 – 892 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Peninsula Shortcut 41.24506, -81.54429
Nearest town Peninsula, OH
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Valley Trail via Buckeye Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 52 min

Elevation 693–893 ft

Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Trailhead: Peninsula Shortcut · 41.24506, -81.54429

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

Transit-accessible: Peninsula stop 504 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Peninsula Shortcut, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Buckeye Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Akron Peninsula Road, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miReach Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right onto Akron Peninsula Road, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right onto Peninsula Shortcut, heading SW.
  9. 500 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/valley-trail-out-back-4-km-40f2

Trail surface

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Peninsula stop 504 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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