RailTrails in the Northeast Region of Ohio

RailTrails in the
Northeast Region of Ohio

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The trails in NorthEast Ohio will be listed here by County and then alphabetically within county. Click on the County Name on the map to see the list of RailTrails in that County.

Ashtabula County

"714" Rail Trail AKA Western Reserve Greenway
Ashtabula County/Trumbull County
43 miles/Asphalt
Ashtabula County Parks District/Trumbull County Metro Park District
support@interlaced.net
Ada Callahan-Sutter, Co-Chair Friends of Trumbull County Metro Park District
Kevin Grippi - Western Reserve Greenway

Columbiana County

LITTLE BEAVER CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL
Runs parallel to the Middle Fork of the Little Beaver Creek between Lisbon and Leetonia, Ohio.
Former Erie Lackawanna Railbed in Salem and Center Townships.
11 miles long
Greenway Trail (personal website) good photos

Coshocton County

COSHOCTON THREE RIVERS TRAIL
Coshocton County
Lake Park (North) to Sycamore Street (South)
3.5 Miles/Asphalt
Coshocton Park District

Cuyahoga/Summit Counties

CLEVELAND METROPARKS TRAIL SYSTEM - Cleveland- Cuyahoga County (Partly open) This trail when completed will connect all 12 of the major parks in the Cleveland Ohio area. Currently sections of the Necklace exist as follows:
Cuyahoga County (See also Emerald Necklace Trail) below
    Bedford Reservation - Gorge Parkway - 5 mi.
    Big Creek Reservation - 7.5 mi.
    Brecksville Reservation - 2.9 & 4.5 mi trails
    Euclid Creek Reservation - 2.5 mi.
    Garfield Park Reservation - 2.4 & 1.5 mi trails
    Hinckley Reservation - 3 mi loop trail
    Huntington Reservation - 1 mi.
    Mill Stream Run Reservation - 8 mi.
    North Chagrin Reservation - 4 mi.
    Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation - 7.5 mi. Ohio & Erie Towpath Trail I
    Rocky River Reservation - 13 mi.
    South Chagrin Reservation: - 3.5 mi.
    Washington Reservation: - 1 mi.
Cleveland MetroParks

HARRISON DILLARD BIKEWAY
Cuyahoga County
Lake Erie (North) to Case Western Reserve University (South)
Along Martin Luther King Blvd.
3.7 miles/Asphalt
Cleveland Department of Parks

HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL
Summit, Portage and Cuyahoga counties/Kent to Sagamore Hills
33.5 miles asphalt paved
Ohio Edison Company/Metro Parks Serving Summit County
Akron, Bedford & Cleveland (interurban) and New York Central RR.

PORTAGE BIKE AND HIKE TRAIL
Summit, Portage and Cuyahoga counties/Kent to Sagamore Hills
23 miles/both asphalt paved and screened limestone sections
Ohio Edison Company/Metro Parks Serving Summit County
Akron, Bedford & Cleveland (interurban) and New York Central RR.

EMERALD NECKLACE TRAIL
- Cleveland- Cuyahoga County (Partly open) This trail when completed will connect all 12 of the major parks in the Cleveland Ohio area.
See Cleveland MetroParks Trail System (above)
- Detailed information for trail system above

OHIO CANAL WAY From Lake Erie in "The Flats" of Cleveland South to connect with the Ohio and Erie Towpath Trail. It will continue South of the Towpath Trail into Stark and Tuscarrawas counties. It will become a part of the "Ohio to Erie Trail" that starts in Cincinnati and will end in Lake Erie.

OHIO AND ERIE CANAL TOWPATH TRAIL
The trail which is a part of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park is along the old towpath of the Ohio and Erie Canal that once ran from Cleveland to the Ohio River. You can take a "Virtual Tour" of the trail here. Here is a set of Road Maps in the area for your use. And please look at the Trail Maps as well.
- 101 miles/crushed stone
- National Park Service and others.

OHIO TO ERIE TRAIL AKA as the Cedarville Trail (See Trail Review)
50 miles (Milford, near Cincinnati, to Cedarville)
Asphalt Paved
Clark, Montgomery, Warren & Hamilton Counties. In Greene County the trail is Also Known As (AKA) the Cedarville Trail since it travels from the Xenia Station through Cedarville on its way to London, Columbus and then North to Cleveland
Building on already established trails such as the Little Miami Scenic Trail North of Cincinnati that runs currently from Milford to Yellow Springs, and the Towpath Trail See Above, (South of Cleveland) the sponsors of the trail anticipate that the Trail will be fully completed by 2003, which will coincide with the bicentennial of the State of Ohio.-The Ohio to Erie Trail is a part of the North Country Trail which winds through 5 Northwest U.S. States.

OHIO AND ERIE CANAL TOWPATH TRAIL
The trail which is a part of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park is along the old towpath of the Ohio and Erie Canal that once ran from Cleveland to the Ohio River. Here area set of Road Maps in the area for your use.
101 miles/crushed stone
National Park Service and others.

Geauga County

MAPLE HIGHLANDS TRAIL
- Geauga County
- TThe trail currently extends from Colburn Road at the Lake-Geauga border
to Headwaters Park in Claridon & Huntsburg townships.
- 12.4 miles/Asphalt
- Partially Open - When completed 20.2 miles
- Geauga Parks District
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Harrison County

CONOTTON CREEK TRAIL
Harrison County. From the East the trail starts near the headwaters of Conotton Creek. The trail conects the villages of Bowerston, Conotton, Scio and Jewett.
11.4 miles Asphalt
Harrison County Conotton Creek Trail Fund
Pennsylvania and Wheeling Lake Erie Railroads

Holmes County

HOLMES COUNTY TRAIL
Holmes County
Fredericksburg to Killbuck
6 miles paved , 29 miles planned
Plans are in progress to run from Fredericksburg in Huron County to Holmesville
Holmesville to Millersburg to Killbuck to the South
Will connect to Mohican Valley Trail in Knox County

Lake County

GREENWAY CORRIDOR
Lake County Jackson Street (North) to Ravenna Road (South)
Partially Open. 4.8 miles/Asphalt
Lake MetroParks
Baltimore and Ohio RR

Lorain County

OBERLIN BIKE PATH (a part of the North Coast Inland Trail)
Lorain County/Oberlin - bike-and-hike trail that stretches 14 miles from Elyria through Oberlin to Kipton.
14.0 miles/asphalt
Lorain County Park District
Penn Central (New York Central)
A portion of the North Coast Inland Trail

NATIONAL ROAD BIKEWAY
Belmont County- Ballfield Road (North) to Reservoir Road (South)
7.7 miles/Asphalt (Partially completed)
City of St Clairsville
Director of Public Services
Only trail in Ohio with a tunnel "532 feet long

NORTH COAST INLAND TRAIL (NCIT)
Lorain, Huron, Sandusky, Ottowa & Wood Counties when completed.
Proposed NCIT will extend from Elyria to Millbury via Norwalk and Freemont and connect to other trails in the Toledo area.
Lorain County Park District
Penn Central (New York Central)
Proposed NCIT will extend west to Norwalk and Fremont to Millbury
Lorain County Park District
A. Lorain County/Elyria to Kipton Section
14 miles/ asphalt paved
Lorain County Park District
Penn Central (New York Central)
B. Oberlin Section (AKA OBERLIN BIKE PATH)
2.8 miles/ asphalt paved
Lorain County Park District
Penn Central (New York Central)
C. Clyde-Fremont Section
Sandusky County/ Clyde to Fremont
5 miles/ asphalt paved
Sandusky County Park District
Penn Central (New York Central)
Opened September 1997)

The trail added an additional 6.5 miles to the trail connecting the cities of Clyde and Freemont. Start either at East Side Park off St. Joseph Street in Freemont or Maple Street in Clyde. For more information please call the Sandusky County Park District at (419) 334-4495.

Mahoning County

MILL CREEK METROPARKS BIKEWAY
Mahoning County - Mineral Ridge (North) to Dublin
11 miles Asphalt
Niles and Lisbon Railway
Mill Creek MetroParks

STAVICH BICYCLE TRAIL
Mahoning County/Struthers, OH to New Castle, PA.
10 miles/asphalt paved
Stavich Foundation
Interurban route, possibly of the Sharon and New Castle Railway
Only "interstate" trail in Ohio. Adjacent to active CSX
Transportation line.

Medina County

LESTER RAIL TRAIL
Medina County The trail extends 3.2 miles from Abbeyville Road to Lester Road in York Township
3.2 miles Crushed limestone surface
Medina County Park District (330) 722-9364
Baltimore and Ohio

CHIPPEWA RAIL TRAIL
Medina County
Ryan Road (North) to Chippewa Road (South)
2.4 miles asphalt
Medina County Park District
CSX Railroad
Will connect to Lester Rail Trail
See Lester Rail Trail

Portage County

HEADWATERS TRAIL
Portage County/Mantua to Garrettsville
7 miles/crushed gravel
Headwaters Landtrust, donated to Portage County Park District
Conrail (Erie-Lackawanna, Erie). For more information please contact the Portage County Park District at (330) 693-9404. The trail is expected to be completed this year.

Richland County

RICHLAND B&O TRAIL
Richland County/Butler to Mansfield
18 Miles/asphalt
Richland County Park District
CSX Transportation (Baltimore & Ohio)
Opened in October 95, recognized as the 700th rail-trail in the
U.S. by the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy.

Stark County

NICKELPLATE TRAIL
Stark County - City of Canton
Metzger Park to South of Georgetown Street
3 miles/asphalt
Stark County Parks District

STARK ELECTRIC RAILROAD TRAIL (1 mi.) in the vicinity of Canton

Trumbull County

WESTERN RESERVE GREENWAY
Trumbull County
Ashtabula County border to Champion
Street East in Bloomfield, Bristol and Champion Townships
14.65 miles

Wayne County

SIPPO VALLEY RAIL TRAIL
Village Green Park, Dalton, Ohio
Wayne County
9.5 miles paved (2.5 miles in Wayne County; 5.5 miles in Stark County)
See also Stark Parks Trails List

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