Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail

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.

Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail
Length85 mi. (101 mi. when completed)
LocationNortheast Ohio in Cuyahoga, Summit, Stark, and Tuscarawas Counties.
Established1993
TrailheadsNumerous
UseHiking, Running, Biking, Cross-Country Skiing
Hiking details
SightsOhio & Erie Canal
SurfaceAsphalt, Crushed Limestone, Hard Packed Surface
Websitehttp://www.ohioanderiecanalway.com/Main/Pages/56.aspx

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 85 miles (137 km) of the trail are complete.[1] When completed, it will run from Cleveland in the north to New Philadelphia in the south.

The Ohio to Erie Trail follows a portion of the towpath trail in Northeast Ohio.[2] The Great American Rail-Trail will follow another portion of the trail, from Clinton southward.[3]

The towpath trail has been developed by a number of organizations. It is currently managed by Cleveland Metroparks,[4] Cuyahoga Valley National Park,[5] Summit Metro Parks,[6] Stark Parks,[7] and the Tuscarawas County Park Department.[8]

In 2003, The Stark County Park District voted to rename the 25 miles (40 km) of the trail within Stark County the "Congressman Ralph Regula Towpath Trail". Regula was honored for his support in Congress for the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway.[7][9]

The trail has multiple surface types including crushed limestone, hard-packed surface, and asphalt.

Location

The trail currently consists of four segments of trails connected by short portions of roadway. The segments are, from north to south:

  • Steelyards Common segment
    • North terminus at W 14th St. and Quigley Rd. in Cleveland: 41°27′59.0″N 81°41′27.0″W
    • South terminus on Jennings Rd. in Cleveland: 41°27′11.2″N 81°41′15.6″W

Events

See also

References
  1. "Home | Ohio & Erie Canalway". www.ohioanderiecanalway.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  2. "Ohio to Erie Trail - Home". www.ohiotoerietrail.org. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  3. "The Preferred Route of the Great American Rail Trail - GIS Viewer". Rails to Trails Conservancy. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
  4. "Towpath Trail | Cleveland Metroparks". clevelandmetroparks.com. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  5. "Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail - Cuyahoga Valley National Park (U.S. National Park Service)". nps.gov. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  6. "Towpath Trail". summitmetroparks.org. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  7. "StarkParks: Congressman Ralph Regula Towpath Trail Park". Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  8. "Welcome to Tuscarawas County, Ohio". www.co.tuscarawas.oh.us. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  9. "Trail section named for congressman". cleveland19.com.
  10. "Towpath Trilogy". towpathtrilogy.net. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
  11. "Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition". 2020 Huntington Towpath Century Ride. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
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