Best Hikes Cleveland: The Greatest Views, Wildlife, and Forest Strolls

by Joe Baur

Overview

Who says you have to travel far from home to go on a great hike? In Best Hikes Cleveland author Joe Baur details the best hikes within an hour's drive of the greater Cleveland area perfect for the urban and suburbanite hard-pressed to find great outdoor activities close to home. Each featured hike includes detailed hike specs, a brief hike description, trailhead location, directional cues, a detailed map, and color photos.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493038671
Publisher:	Falcon Guides
Publication date:	02/01/2019
Series:	Best Hikes Near Series
Edition description:	2nd Edition
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	999,694
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Joe Baur is a travel writer, filmmaker, and podcaster whose work has appeared in a variety of international publications from BBC Travel to National Geographic. Most recently he released Talking Tico: (Mis)adventures of a Gringo In and Around Costa Rica on his year living and traveling in Central America (available at joebaur.com).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Introduction ix

Weather xi

Flora and Fauna xi

Wilderness Restrictions/Regulations xii

Getting Around Cleveland xiii

How to Use This Guide xiv

How to Use the Maps xvi

Map Legend xvi

Trail Finder xvii

Urban Cleveland

1 Downtown Hike 2

2 Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve Lollipop Trait 9

3 Tremont Trek 13

4 Little Italy to Lake View Cemetery Lollipop Trail 18

5 Edge water Park Trail, Lakefront Reservation 24

6 Forest Hill Loop Trail 29

7 Ohio City Loop Trail 35

Cleveland Metroparks

8 West Channel Fond to Mount Pleasant to Fort Hill Circuit Trail, Rocky River South Reservation 41

9 Cottonwood to Mastick Woods to Bridle Trails, Rocky River North Reservation 46

10 Iron Springs to North Ravine Trail, Garfield Park Reservation 53

11 Hemlock to Deer Lack Cave Loop Trail, Brecksville Reservation 58

12 Sagamore Creek Loop Trail, Bedford Reservation 64

13 Hemlock to Bridle to Egbert to Buckeye Loop Trail, Bedford Reservation 71

14 Sylvan to Castle Valley to Bridle Trail, North Chagrin Reservation 77

15 Look About Lodge to Bridle/Buckeye to Sulphur Springs to Squaw Rock Trails, South Chagrin Reservation 82

16 Sugar Bush Trail to Royalview Loop, Mill Stream Run Reservation 89

17 Hinckley Lake to Buckeye Trail to Whipp's Ledges Loop Trail, Hinckley Reservation 94

Lake County

18 Chapin Forest Reservation Trails 101

19 Girdled Road Reservation Loop Trails 107

20 Gorge to Bridle/Buckeye Trail, Penitentiary Glen Reservation 113

21 Holden Arboretum 119

22 Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve Loop Trails 127

Geauga Park District

23 Bridle to Ansel's Cave to Trout Lily Trails, The West Woods 133

24 McIntosh to Harvest Loop Trail, Orchard Hills Park 139

25 Big Creek Circuit Trails 143

26 Whitetail to Lake to Beechnut Trails, Beartown Lakes Reservation 149

Summit County

27 Adam Run Loop Trail, Hampton Hills Metro Park 155

28 Dogwood to Mingo Trail Loop, Sand Run Metro Park 160

29 Hudson Springs Park Loop Trail 165

30 Gorge Trail, Gorge Metro Park 169

31 Adell Durbin Park & Arboretum 175

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

32 Tree Farm Loop Trail, Cuyahoga Valley National Park 181

33 Oak Hill to Plateau Trail, Cuyahoga Valley National Park 185

34 Red Lock to Old Carriage Trail, Cuyahoga Valley National Park 190

35 Riding Run to Perkins Bridle Trails and Furnace Run Trail, Cuyahoga Valley National Park 195

36 Stanford to Brandywine Gorge Trail, Cuyahoga Valley National Park 201

37 Cross Country to Lake to Salt Run Trail, Virginia Kendall Unit 207

38 Ledges Area Hike, Virginia Kendall Unit 213

39 Wetmore to Dickerson Run to Langes Run Trail, Cuyahoga Valley National Park 219

Buckeye Trail

40 Buckeye Trail to Peninsula Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Station 226

Hike Index 234

About the Author 236