Trail Guide to Cuyahoga Valley National Park 3rd Edition by Cuyahoga Valley Trails Council

Trail Guide to Cuyahoga Valley National Park 3rd Edition

by Cuyahoga Valley Trails Council

Format: Softcover, 272 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 inches
Illustrations: 40 black-and-white photographs
ISBN: 978-1-59851-040-9
Price: $15.95

Description

This is the complete trail guide to Ohio's popular national park, written by people who know it best— the volunteers who help build and maintain its trails. Every trail in Cuyahoga Valley National Park is described in detail, with specifics for hikers, cyclists, skiers, and horseback riders.

Featured are the historic Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath, the Buckeye Trail, and favorite destinations such as Brandywine Gorge and Blue Hen Falls. You'll find many less-traveled trails, too, leading to hidden ponds, oak-canopied brooks, and quiet glades in all corners of the park.

Background information about the plants, animals, geology, and human history of the Cuyahoga Valley will help make your visit to the park more enjoyable— and more memorable.

Easy-to-use maps help you plan and follow your route.

This is a fine year-round guide for hikers of all abilities— and great for bird watchers and other nature lovers, too.

Book Excerpt:

Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

Within Cuyahoga Valley National Park you can access the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail at any of eleven trailheads. The trail is designed for hiking, bicycling, and cross-country skiing and is graded and surfaced to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Some sections are also shared with equestrians. When planning your trip, you might also consider using the shuttle service offered by the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad (800-468-4070; www.cvsr.com).

A Quick Look

Within the boundaries of Cuyahoga Valley National Park the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail passes near the remnants of a full range of canal-related structures including lift locks, aqueducts, feeder canals, and various weirs, sluices, overflows, gates, and other devices used to control water levels. (North of Station Road, where the canal is still watered, these water-control devices are still in use today). Your trip will take you past much of the valley's human history, such as the site of South Park Village, a Native American settlement dating to AD 1000 . . . [ Read More Free Samples ]

Reviews

Required reading for anyone thinking about lacing up a pair of hiking boots and keeping it local . . . details every trail that falls within the national park's borders (including ones that are maintained by other park systems such as the Cleveland Metroparks) and packed with maps, photographs of significant landmarks and a handy index. — Cleveland Magazine

Northeast Ohioans love their trails and this books shows it. Good trail maps, detailed descriptions, photos, best of lists and historical information round out the information presented in this paperback that's just the right size to stow away in your day pack. — Get Out!

About Cuyahoga Valley Trails Council

The Cuyahoga Valley Trails Council (CVTC) is a non-profit all-volunteer organization dedicated to building and maintaining trails in the Cuyahoga Valley. CVTC was formed in 1985 from the Ad Hoc Trails Committee of the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area (now named Cuyahoga Valley National Park) Advisory Commission just after the completion of the park's trail plan. Since its founding, CVTC has assisted Cuyahoga Valley National Park in implementing the trail plan by helping to build sections of new trail and maintain existing trails. The group holds monthly volunteer trail work sessions, helps coordinate the Adopt-A-Trail program, trains new volunteers, and encourages stewardship of the trail system. More About Cuyahoga Valley Trails Council