GIRDLED ROAD RESERVATION - Lake Metroparks

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Trail Descriptions
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Lake Metroparks has K 0 planned and developed trails that
provide public access to unique cultural and natural
resource features of the park. The park system strives
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to create an opportunity for the public to develop a
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greater understanding of Lake County and its natural
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environment. K 0
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Big Creek Valley Trail
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Access: Radcliffe Rd. parking lot trailhead
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Permitted Uses: Hike
Length: 0.43-mile trail
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This creek-side trail provides picture perfect views
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of Big Creek and C the 0 hemlock ravines that feed it.
Big Creek, which
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Chardon, joins the
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Wyman Park in Painesville.
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Chickadee Trail
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Access: Girdled Rd. parking lot trailhead
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Length: 0.68-mile Y trail 31
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Surface: Compacted K 0 gravel
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Follow the chickadees through the hemlock trees
as the trail winds down to a bridge, over Big Creek,
and up to join with Oak Leaf Loop Trail.
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Green Darner Trail
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Access: Radcliffe Rd. parking lot trailhead
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Permitted Uses: Hike M 92
Length: 0.33-mile Y trail 100
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Surface: Compacted K 20 gravel
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This trail circles a man-made wetland which
attracts ducks and other water birds all year. Enjoy
a peaceful view on a park bench or scout for frogs
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along the edge.
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Oak Leaf Loop Trail
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Access: Radcliffe Rd. parking lot trailhead
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Permitted Uses: Hike,
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bike, horse
Length: 4.09-mile loop trail
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Surface: Compacted M K 4 0 gravel
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This moderate to strenuous K 0 hike runs through
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large sections of forest,
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back. The shorter loop Y 57
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of the park where some Field of the
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largest trees in this park can be observed.
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Skok Meadow Loop
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Access: Concord-Hambden Surveyors Rd. parking Woods lot trailhead Loop Tr ail
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Length: 1.09-mile Y loop 100 trail
Surface: Compacted K 0 gravel
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Enjoy this restored meadow, abundant in native
plants and wildflowers. Two observation Big decks Creek offer Valley Tr ail
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scenic views of the landscape and creek valley.
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Surveyor’s Woods
Loop Trail
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Access: Girdled Rd. parking lot trailhead
Permitted Uses: Hike, bike, horse
Length: 1.22-mile loop trail
Surface: Compacted gravel
Led by Simon Perkins, the first surveyors and
builders of Girdled Road established a base camp
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not far from here in 1798. This upland trail explores
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the ridge above Big Creek and surrounding woodlot.
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Valley View Overlook
Trail
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Access: Girdled Rd. C C 12 parking 57 lot trailhead
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Surface: Compacted gravel
The best view in the county overlooking Big Creek
Valley and the forests that protect it.
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The Buckeye Trail
The Buckeye trail is the first and only long distance
hiking trail located C entirely 60 within Ohio. It circles
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throughout the state traversing over 40 of the 88
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counties. Just look K for 0 the blue blazes. For more
information go to www.buckeyetrail.org.
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Trail advisories, notes, cautions
As with any outdoor activity,
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there are inherent risks with
hiking, biking and horseback riding. It is Lake Metroparks’
intention to manage trails to minimize risks based on the
challenges associated with the activities appropriate for that
particular trail. We will work to communicate the various levels
of physical challenges and natural conditions existing within
the trail system.
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