News Release

National Park Service temporarily closes Towpath Trail section for repairs

A map of the Towpath Trail closure.

News Release Date: June 6, 2024

Contact: Pamela Barnes, 440-241-5857

BRECKSVILLE, Ohio — Cuyahoga Valley National Park has closed the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail between Station Road Bridge Trailhead in Brecksville and Frazee House in Valley View through 6 pm Friday June 28. This will be a full closure. The trail will not be open during evenings and weekends. No detour is available.

The closure is necessary for public safety while the park completes trail resurfacing in follow-up to riverbank stabilization that finished in May. This project was funded by the Great American Outdoors Act.

The park will also complete emergency repairs of a sinkhole south of Frazee House.
As announced in May, the Towpath Trail is also closed south of Station Road Bridge Trailhead on weekdays for riverbank stabilization. It is open weekends, 6 pm Fridays to 5 am Mondays through August 2.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) encompasses over 33,000 acres along the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland and Akron, Ohio. Managed by the National Park Service, CVNP combines cultural, historical, recreational, and natural resources in one setting. For more information, visit us at www.nps.gov/cuva, on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, or call 440-717-3890.

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