Parking
Use the Deep Lock Quarry Metro Park entrance lot at 5779 Riverview Road, Peninsula. The park map marks parking, restrooms and picnic sites by the trailhead.
Overview
About Quarry Trail
Why go
- Millstones, quarry steps and foundations are part of the walk
- A short wooded route with Cuyahoga River views
Heads up
- The route branches, and the separate Towpath link can be easy to confuse with it
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation726–816 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 Quarry 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
Deep Lock Quarry0:00 / 0:29
“You're nearing the trailhead for Deep Lock Quarry, where a wooded walk takes you past old quarry walls and discarded millstones.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Cuyahoga Valley Tour Guide.
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Trail guide
Hiking Quarry Trail
The walkThe Quarry Trail is a short, moderate network of connected loops through Deep Lock Quarry Metro…
The Quarry Trail is a short, moderate network of connected loops through Deep Lock Quarry Metro Park. The posted route is 1.4 miles; walking the complete mapped circuit from the entrance, including the short paved access link, measures about 1.5 miles. The route passes through woods to quarry steps, scattered millstones, building foundations and views toward the Cuyahoga River. Allow about an hour, with a little extra time to stop at the stonework.
Finding your wayStart near the Riverview Road entrance and take the short paved shared path to the Quarry Trail…
Start near the Riverview Road entrance and take the short paved shared path to the Quarry Trail network. The trail branches into linked loops rather than one simple circle, so follow the Quarry Trail line on the park map. The Towpath and Buckeye Trail are separate routes. A multipurpose connection leads toward Lock 28 and the canal Towpath; continuing along it adds a different walk, not more of the Quarry Trail. The shared path is used by cyclists.
The stoneworkThe quarry supplied Berea sandstone for canal locks and other structures.
The quarry supplied Berea sandstone for canal locks and other structures. Later, Ferdinand Schumacher had millstones cut here to process oats for Akron's American Cereal Works, later known as Quaker Oats. You pass discarded stones and building foundations as you walk through the old quarry. The last stone was removed in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps for Metro Parks facilities.
The lock and wet groundLock 28, the deepest lock on the Ohio & Erie Canal at 17 feet, sits off the separate…
Lock 28, the deepest lock on the Ohio & Erie Canal at 17 feet, sits off the separate multipurpose link. Seeps through the porous sandstone created a shallow swamp on the quarry floor, and the old canal bed provides habitat for frogs, turtles and salamanders. The park is also an Important Bird Area used by nesting migrants, including hybrid warblers; wildlife sightings vary.
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.
