Parking
Wetmore Trailhead at Robinson Field, on Wetmore Road. The lot is primarily for horse trailers; hiker parking is available at Pine Hollow, 5465 Quick Road. Wetmore has an accessible vault restroom.
Overview
About Butlers Trail
Why go
- A short, rolling dirt walk that connects with the Wetmore trail network.
Heads up
- No loop or return route is documented for this point-to-point segment.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation758–938 ft
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
3 active Cuyahoga Valley alerts
- CautionCuyahoga River paddling closure and hazardsMentions Cuyahoga River, referenced in this guidePaddlers 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
- 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
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Cuyahoga Valley Tour Guide
Your drive to Butlers Trail, 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
Wetmore Trailhead0:00 / 0:23
“You're approaching Wetmore Trailhead, where the four-point-six-mile Wetmore loop follows old horse paths and logging roads through woods and creek valleys.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Cuyahoga Valley Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- The Canal Captain Who Kept Singing
- Pine Hollow and Kendall Hills
- Camp Mueller’s Summers
- Farming by Agreement
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- Wildlife heatmapsfor Bald Eagle, River Otter, Coyote, and 13 more
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Trail guide
Hiking Butlers Trail
A short line through the Wetmore networkButlers Trail is a 0.
Butlers Trail is a 0.7-mile point-to-point dirt path through rolling hills south of Wetmore Road. Expect about 150 feet of elevation change and roughly 20 minutes one way. The mapped route continues toward the Langes Run network; it is a corridor, not a loop. The distance convention is not stated, so treat 0.7 miles as one way. Retracing it would be about 1.4 miles, plus the walk between the parking area and the path.
Start at Wetmore TrailheadBegin at Wetmore Trailhead at Robinson Field.
Begin at Wetmore Trailhead at Robinson Field. The trailhead board directs hikers across Wetmore Road to Butler's and nearby trails. The lot is mainly for horse trailers; hikers can park at Pine Hollow, 5465 Quick Road. An accessible vault restroom is available at Wetmore. There is no named viewpoint or destination documented on this short segment, so it works best as one part of a longer walk.
A field of white tree tubes marks habitat restoration at the trailhead. The former Blackacre Farm buildings were removed in 2022, and thousands of young trees were planted to slow runoff into the Cuyahoga River.
Dirt, horses, and old routesThis is an unpaved path shared with horses. Give riders the right-of-way and leave room to pass.
This is an unpaved path shared with horses. Give riders the right-of-way and leave room to pass. The dirt can be muddy in spring or after heavy rain. Trails in the wider Wetmore area reuse old horse paths and logging roads, a reminder of the property's farming and equestrian past. Dogs are allowed on park trails on a leash no longer than six feet.
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.
