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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Valley Trail via Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Valley Trail via Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Boston, OH. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi646 – 709 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Stanford Road 41.27785, -81.55702
Nearest town Boston, OH
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Valley Trail via Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 645–708 ft

Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Trailhead: Stanford Road · 41.27785, -81.55702

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

  1. Start on Valley Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Clayton-Stanford Trail, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.8 miSharp right onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.4 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-valley-trail-out-back-9-km-345a

Trail surface

31% gravel26% dirt12% boardwalk4% paved27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

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