Parking
Start at the Brandywine Falls lot, 8176 Brandywine Rd. Finish at Boston Heights Lot, 315 W. Boston Mills Rd. Arrange a pickup or retrace the route.
Overview
About Bike & Hike Trail: Brandywine Falls to Boston Heights
Why go
- Paved multiuse path between two signed trail lots.
- Brandywine Falls is beside the northern access.
Heads up
- Point-to-point; arrange a pickup or walk back.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation857–968 ft
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
3 active Cuyahoga Valley alerts
- ClosureTowpath Trail improvement closureThe Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail from Boston Trailhead to Lock 29 in Peninsula is closed for improvements during the August 24–November 20, 2026 closure period.Official details
- CautionCuyahoga River paddling closure and hazardsPaddlers must portage the current river-wide closure near river mile 17 and avoid serious river hazards. - The closure is due to bridge demolition and construction.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Cuyahoga Valley Tour Guide
Your drive to Bike & Hike Trail: Brandywine Falls to Boston Heights, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Cuyahoga Valley National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this trailhead
Brandywine Falls0:00 / 0:32
“You're coming up on Brandywine Falls, where a short boardwalk leads to a sixty-foot waterfall. Do this one even if you don't want a hike; about half an hour gives you time to enjoy the falls.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Cuyahoga Valley Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- The Village Powered by the Falls
- Stanford House and Stanford Trail
- A Flower That Makes Heat
- Boston Store
- 97 audio storiesacross Cuyahoga Valley’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Bald Eagle, River Otter, Coyote, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 63 trails, 88 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Bike & Hike Trail: Brandywine Falls to Boston Heights
A short point-to-point walkBike & Hike Trail is a 2.
Bike & Hike Trail is a 2.0-mile one-way section from the Brandywine Falls lot to the Boston Heights lot, along a paved path shared with cyclists. It’s a good easy walk if you want a short connection through the valley; allow about 45–60 minutes. It isn’t a loop, so arrange a pickup at the far lot or walk the same route back for 4 miles.
From the falls to Boston HeightsStart at the Brandywine Falls lot, then follow the Bike & Hike path southeast to Boston Heights…
Start at the Brandywine Falls lot, then follow the Bike & Hike path southeast to Boston Heights Lot. Restrooms are available at the northern lot. Though paved, this leg isn’t marked as an accessible section; don’t assume it meets the trail’s accessible designation elsewhere. Pets are allowed on the trail.
A route built on rail linesMuch of this regional trail follows the old Lake Erie & Pittsburgh Railroad, later known as the…
Much of this regional trail follows the old Lake Erie & Pittsburgh Railroad, later known as the New York Central. Another part of the trail system uses the Akron, Bedford & Cleveland electric railway, nicknamed the Alphabet Railroad; it carried passengers between Akron and Cleveland until 1932.
Want to keep going?From Boston Heights, the trail continues another 2.3 miles one way to the State Route 303 lot.
From Boston Heights, the trail continues another 2.3 miles one way to the State Route 303 lot. South of Boston Mills Road, it runs beside the Sharon Conglomerate walls of Boston Ledges. Add that section if you want a longer point-to-point ride or walk, and plan a pickup at the far end.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Cuyahoga Valley
319 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
12 sightingsRiver OtterMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
103 sightingsCoyoteMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
248 sightingsBeaverMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
492 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
99 sightingsTrumpeter SwanMost seen around 5 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Cuyahoga Valley. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
