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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Wetmore Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 393 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Wetmore Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Peninsula, OH. It climbs 393 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 909 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.22453, -81.54798
Nearest town Peninsula, OH
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Wetmore Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 393 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 724–908 ft

Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Trailhead: 41.22453, -81.54798

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftSharp left onto Valley Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left onto Wetmore Trail, heading SE.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Salt Run Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Wetmore Trail, heading S.
  10. 1.1 miTurn right onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.9 miSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 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/wetmore-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

92% dirt2% grass6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

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