Monday, October 7, 2024

Cuyahoga Valley National Park, OH - Old Carriage Trail

ABOUT THE PARK: 
Cuyahoga Valley National Park - National Park Service

DIRECTIONS: 
GPS Coordinates 41.28951, -81.56377
Red Lock Trailhead

TRAIL MAP:
I can no longer find this trail map online.  I had printed it out a few years ago.  There is an error on the map.  I drew in the actual trail in orange.


HIKE DISTANCE:  6.1 miles

THE HIKE: 
As part of the drive-and-hike from New Jersey to Missouri, this is the third hike I have done at Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Cleveland, OH because it is a good no hunting option for fall hiking.
Taking a short connector trail from the parking lot to the Ohio &Erie Canal Towpath Trail.
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail
Cuyahoga River
Right across the bridge on the Old Carriage Trail.
It alternates from paved to gravel for a bit before becoming all gravel.
At this point the trail exits at the park boundary heading towards homes.  I thought I had missed something and according to the map and app I had so I backtracked and found the trail shown on the map but it was not clear like the trail had been up to this point.
It led to this bridge abutment where the map shows the trail crossing over.  That obviously is not happening so I headed back to where I was.
Turns out the trail does continue out of the park then loops sharply to the left ...
... back into the park.
Looking back at that bridge abutment way over on the other side.
A black squirrel!  I do recall having seen them in an adjacent area previously.
Heading to the overlook.
The trail loops around in a circle ...
... but there was no overlook to be found.
Heading back to continue right on the trail.
Coming back out on the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath the other side of the bridge where we turned left.
Passing by where we had started the Old Carriage Trail.
Later in the evening I walked the paths at a cute little park in Indiana while waiting for the rest of the family to meet up so the kids could expend some energy at a playground.  They deemed this the best playground EVER! 

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