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Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov · highs 10–27 °C (50–81 °F)
- J1°-6°65
- F4°-5°55
- M9°-1°70
- A16°5°78
- M21°11°98
- J26°16°90
- J28°19°102
- A27°18°84
- S23°14°90
- O17°8°74
- N10°3°75
- D3°-3°71
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a trail in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio, United States of America, about 17 km (11 mi) in length. It is at Peninsula. It connects with Valley Bridle Trail.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length
- 17 km · 11 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Data from
- National Park Service
- Designation
- National Recreation Trail
- Nearest town
- At Peninsula (Summit County, Ohio) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park
- Connects to
- Valley Bridle Trail (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Ohio
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 41.2400, -81.5625
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
Nearest trails
distance from the trail centreTree Farm Trail
0.5 mi · 0.7 km · Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Plateau Trail
1.4 mi · 2.2 km · Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Blue Hen Falls
1.5 mi · 2.5 km · Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Oak Hill Trail
1.5 mi · 2.5 km · Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Valley Bridle Trail
1.6 mi · 2.6 km · Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Salt Run Trail
1.8 mi · 2.9 km · Cuyahoga Valley National Park
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