Langes Run Trail

Langes Run is a 3.3-mile one-way walk from Wetmore Trailhead to the Tabletop Trail connection, through wooded rolling hills on unpaved dirt tread. The park lists about 190 feet of elevation change and a 2.5-hour hiking time for the route. Choose it for a quieter walk through the Wetmore woods, but plan a return before you start: the mapped line does not close at the trailhead. The current park listing gives 3.3 miles; an older map gives 3.5, so use the map for junctions rather than relying on the number alone.

From the Wetmore information board, cross Wetmore Road for the Langes Run access. The named trail runs southeast through the woods and meets the Tabletop Trail network at its far end. The official materials do not set out a single return itinerary for this line. Retrace it or use a current map to plan a longer connection through Tabletop and Wetmore trails; either way, allow for more than the listed 3.3 miles if you need to get back to Wetmore.

Expect dirt underfoot and rolling hills rather than a level path. The woods open around small creeks and wildflowers, and spring or heavy rain can leave the trail muddy. Horses share this route. Step aside and yield when riders approach. Dogs are allowed on a leash no longer than six feet.

The trail network follows old horse paths and logging roads. Wetmore takes its name from Frederick and Emila Wetmore, who farmed here in the late 1800s. Tress and Peggy Pittenger bought the property in 1958 and made it Blackacre Farm; Peggy was known for breeding Morgan and Thoroughbred horses and writing about horse care. Today, young trees planted near the trailhead help slow and filter stormwater before it reaches the Cuyahoga River.

The Langes Run access is across Wetmore Road from the information board at Wetmore Trailhead. That lot is primarily for horse trailers; the park points hikers to Pine Hollow Trailhead at 5465 Quick Road. Wetmore Trailhead has restrooms.