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The Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a multi-use trail that follows part of the former route of the Ohio & Erie Canal in Northeast Ohio. The trail runs from north to south through Cuyahoga, Summit, Stark, and Tuscarawas counties. The trail is planned to be 101 miles (163 km) long and currently 87 miles (140 km) of the trail are complete. [1]
The multi-purpose Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail was developed by the National Park Service and is the major trail through Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The trail traverses almost 21 mi (34 km) from Rockside Road in Independence in the north to Summit County's Bike & Hike trail in the south, following the Cuyahoga River for much of its length.
An all-purpose bicycle/pedestrian trail was constructed by Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Southern Cuyahoga County and Northern Summit County, Cleveland Metroparks in Northern Cuyahoga County, and Akron/Summit County Metroparks in Southern Summit County to roughly follow the original Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath route. [20] (The northernmost ...
The Towpath also offers views of the Cuyahoga River and crosses the Beaver Marsh, a nesting site for more than 50 bird species and home to aquatic mammals like muskrats and, of course, beavers.
The section of the popular walking trail in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park is not expected to reopen until June 28. There are no detours available and it will not be open on the weekends.
How did the Cuyahoga Valley go from national recreation area to national park? ... has been widely hailed as a founding hero of Cuyahoga Valley with its popular Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail. He ...
Located immediately northwest of downtown Akron, the Cascade Locks Historic District is a ravine that opens up to a flat plane where the Ohio and Erie Canal empties into the Little Cuyahoga River. This area of the canal included the steepest grade of the entire 304 miles between Lake Erie to the Ohio River. The district was the site of many ...
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad: Peninsula, Summit County: Peninsula Aqueduct (closed) former Ohio and Erie Canal: 1825-1827 Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail Peninsula bridge All-purpose bicycle/pedestrian trail