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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Valley Trail via Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Valley Trail via Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Boston, OH. It is mostly level, with 144 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 705 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

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

5.6 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 661–706 ft

Out & Back · 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. 2 miReach Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Clayton-Stanford Trail, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 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/valley-trail-out-back-9-km-e6b8

Trail surface

20% dirt14% gravel11% boardwalk9% paved46% 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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