© JIM ROETZEL © IAN ADAMS Little River, Big Story he U-shaped Cuyahoga is 100 the northernmost section of the Ohio In the decades since, many partners Tmiles long. It flows south from & Erie Canal. The canal system helped have collaborated to reduce the river’s its headwaters near Burton, bends build the national economy. Akron and pollution, improve wastewater treatment, Cleveland grew from sleepy villages into and increase stewardship. Wildlife is in Akron, heads north through booming industrial centers. returning and people are appreciating Cuyahoga Valley National Park to this regional resource in new ways. NPS/D.J. REISER Cleveland, and spills into Lake Erie. With rapid growth came extreme pollution. On June 22, 1969, waste in The Cuyahoga is an Ohio Scenic River It was once part of a significant the Cuyahoga famously caught fire (upper portion 1974), a National transportation route connecting the (for at least the thirteenth time). The Heritage Corridor (Ohio & Erie Canalway Great Lakes and the Ohio River. American international attention helped spark the 1996), and an American Heritage River Indians canoed it for centuries, portaging modern environmental movement. (1998). In becoming an Ohio Water Trail over the Akron summit to the Tuscarawas Congress created the Environmental (2019), the river that burned now sparks River and beyond. In the 1800s, Protection Agency and passed the Clean excitement, a symbol of efforts to clean engineers improved the connection. Water Act, resulting in practices that are up America’s waterways. They used the Cuyahoga’s water to feed significantly less polluting. © RICK MCMEECHAN © RICK MCMEECHAN NPS/ARRYE ROSSER COVER PHOTO: NPS/D.J. REISER P G O E 87.3 R r R A e v 72.7UV44 R T U 83.8 R i 0.0 R ACCESS SITE LEGEND A G R 44 La Due Reservoir KINSMAN ROAD 87 G A «¬ d WHITE OAKS ELDON RUSSELL PARK Ohio Department of a River mile from mouth of Lake Erie R E nna g ave C R Geauga Park District Natural Resources o City of Akron C R-Access river right, L-Access river left O 25 ft. h O U 41.42562/-81.15654 a 41.31098/-81.19501 100 ft. 0 ft. 41.47087/-81.17826 C U N y l a ACCESS POINT NAME N 82 T r P u UV T i Y (! i d o Managing partner Y o n P P P C e n e 5437 OH-82, Mantua, OH 44255 422 16315 Rapids Rd., Troy Township, OH 44021 14299 Kinsman Rd., Burton, OH 44021 Latitude/Longitude coordinates ¤£ H r h ot T ch T 330.678.0077 k 440.286.9516 330.644.2293 c iss r r n Rd o a a y 71 i r l B t ids Rd R s Rap d Parking W M e Walking trail a P i e n W ck (! i R c d n Eldon Russell h 72 A P ll e M y l Park l n a (! 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City of Akron 300 ft. te 41.16843/-81.34677 41.28334/-81.21704 50 ft. en 41.18085/-81.33537 C Park 41.15407/-81.35955 50 ft. ua 82 nt Multi-purpose trail «¬ a City P M P Diagonal Rd P 300 Stow St., Kent, OH 44240 P 550 River Bend Blvd., Kent, OH 44240 P East High St., Mantua, OH 44255 Flow direction County 330.673.8897 330.673.8897 1580 Ravenna Rd., Kent, OH 44240 330.274.0770 Below Main St. Bridge, 143 River Rd. Kent, 330.678.0077 64 OH 44240, 330.673.8897 (! d d R R n Twin l Rd Ri it o na 62 o s iago c C (! d Lakes D h u 14 f 65 Fred H «¬ i Partnerships e w l o d Fuller l H The Cuyahoga River Water Trail would F d R u uyahoga River Park (! er d C Lake Rockwell 61 v s not be possible without the collaboration (! ea o 66 (! n (! (! W 67 of many partners over many years. 54 55 56 no paddle zone, Rd 68 Rock ledge 58 Buchert restricted area MANTUA Managing partners(! own and maintain the Kent in low water D Park Swift d w u access points. 57 60 R Flo d City t l P d oi e 69 (! water o R C y Park W rt ce R 70 71 a ri 164 d M B ge P )" r H Managing Partners a ad i Low bridges i y ke d n La a R P 43 S ke n ll B City of Akron «¬ o d Marsh t R B 59 e e - impassable in d H r ik w Rd c t k y e c ar k e a m Wetlands City of Cuyahoga Falls T o ir R high water a g f ra R In d Rd 80 e i d l e § State Nature l ¨¦ k KENT a 64.2 L w City of Kent 54.3 L L o a o Preserve H t e p RED FOX 44 Cleveland Metroparks i «¬ r k s KRAMER FIELD er e T v Portage Park District a City of Kent r Cuyahoga Valley National Park n Li a d 303 i t 41.24380/-81.28770 100 ft. «¬ l B 41.14976/-81.36726 50 ft. s Geauga Park District a i k E e MAP - Mantua Village T r d a P I n i P Portage Park District 2 l a l 9263 Price Rd., Ravenna, OH 44266 600 Stow St., Kent, OH 44240 e 330.297.7728 330.673.8897 v 0 0.5 1 Summit Metro Parks e ¬261 l Miles « C Village of Silver Lake «¬59 More than a dozen stakeholder partners have been essential in the creation and Explore the Cuyahoga Cuyahoga River Water Trail Overview Map implementation of the Cuyahoga River A hallmark of the Cuyahoga River Private liveries and other businesses Water Trail. operate independently to serve people Water Trail is the diversity of ¨¦§271 Stakeholder Partners recreating along the river. Lake Erie opportunities around every crooked I American Canoe Association American Whitewater turn. Enjoy nature, exercise, and For detailed information about paddling 0 2.5 5 Miles Cleveland Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park peaceful appreciation. Differences each section of the river visit Cuyahoga River Restoration in the paddling skills needed, cuyahogariverwatertrail.org. Burton The Friends of the Crooked River seasons of flow, and equipment ¨¦§90 MAP Friends of the Gorge options contribute to this variety. Biking, Hiking, and Riding the Train 5 Keelhaulers Canoe Club Connections to the Towpath, Bike & MAP Kent State University - Recreational Services Hike, and other trails allow you to explore 1 F National Park Service - Rivers, Trails and Paddling nature and local communities on foot or lo w 480 Conservation Assistance The calm, rural waters of the Upper ¨¦§480 ¨¦§ by bike. Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District Cuyahoga State Scenic River above Kent A F offers excursions and Bike Aboard service A l C G o ODNR Scenic Rivers Program G u O are best for beginners. Intermediate LaDue w along part of the river. U y H Ohio and Erie Canalway Coalition A Reservoir paddlers might explore from Kent to a A E h Y Ohio EPA G Cuyahoga Falls with its frequent access o U Fishing g ¨¦§71 C Share the River points. Only the most experienced a Dam removal and cleaner water are The Trust for Public Land paddlers should attempt the Gorge, R making a difference. The river now i v the only white-water rapids within 250 supports over 50 kinds of fish. Kayak fish, e §77 r And also… ¨¦ E T I miles. Long paddles from Akron through fly fish, or cast from shore. Follow current G Cuyahoga County Planning Commission A 80 M Cuyahoga Valley National Park present ¨¦§ T Ohio fishing regulations and consumption «¬14 M R Kent State University -College of MAP U challenges but offer miles of natural O guidelines at wildlife.ohiodnr.gov.