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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Valley Trail via Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Valley Trail via Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Boston, OH. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi646 – 748 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Clayton-Stanford Trail 41.26650, -81.55606
Nearest town Boston, OH
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Valley Trail via Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 645–748 ft

Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Trailhead: Clayton-Stanford Trail · 41.26650, -81.55606

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

Transit-accessible: Boston Mill stop 617 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Clayton-Stanford Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NE.
  22. 200 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NE.
  23. 300 ftReach Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 350 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  25. 200 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  26. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  28. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftBear right onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  32. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  34. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftBear left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  39. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading N.
  40. 0.8 miTurn left onto Connector Trail - Stanford to Towpath, heading S.
  41. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  42. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  43. 150 ftTurn left onto Clayton-Stanford Trail, heading S.
  44. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  45. 0.2 miArrive 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-5-km-8970

Trail surface

26% boardwalk24% gravel19% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Boston Mill stop 617 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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