The Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a multi-use trail that follows part of the former route of the

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. The trail runs from north to south through Cuyahoga,

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, Stark, and Tuscarawas counties. The trail is planned to be long and currently of the trail are complete. 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. The

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will follow another portion of the trail, from

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southward. The towpath trail has been developed by a number of organizations. It is currently managed by Cleveland Metroparks, Cuyahoga Valley National Park,

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, Stark Parks, and the Tuscarawas County Park Department. In 2003, The Stark County Park District voted to rename the 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. The trail has multiple surface types including asphalt, cement, concrete, crushed limestone and hard-packed earth.

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: **South terminus on Jennings Rd. in Cleveland: *Cleveland to

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segment **North terminus on Harvard Road in Cleveland: **South terminus on in Massillon: *Massillon to Bolivar segment **North terminus at Walnut Rd. and in Massillon: **South terminus on west of Bolivar: *Bolivar to

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segment **North terminus at Fort Laurens State Memorial south of Bolivar: **Intersection with Zoar Valley Trail southeast of Zoar: **South terminus at Canal Lands Park on Dover-Zoar Rd. in Zoar: *

to Zoarville segment **North terminus at Canal Lands Park in Dover-Zoar Rd. in Zoar: **South terminus at Zoarville Station Bridge:

Events

* Annual

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, Half-Marathon, and Ten-Ten Races. * Annual Towpath Trail Century Ride * Canal Corridor 100 Mile Endurance Run

References

External links

Ohio and Erie Canalway National Heritage Area

Canalway Partners

Welcome to the Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition
{{Ohio hiking trails Bike paths in Ohio Hiking trails in Ohio

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