Near Eastwood is more wide open since the trail follows power lines. Rode back east, back past the scrap yards, over a new bridge over a RR track and onto the existing trail at Eastwood Ave. No trail access there, but did see a neighborhood access back East of SR8. Think I was about behind Famous Supply on N Union. Rode under noisy SR8 and then came to an abrupt end of the pavement and a Road Closed sign. Crossed a newly redecked Erie RR bridge over N Forge.
Hopped on the bike and rode west toward Akron on a surprisingly beautiful tree-lined and shaded paved trail. (See photo) Surrounded by scrap yards and kind of desolate, but parked anyway. BUMMER!!! Drove east on Mill and N Forge, turned right on N Arlington and found a new trailhead. Found some nice artwork on the bridge abutments, some new grass, BUT the trail was just 2 dirt tracks covered with weeds. Have anything to add about this trail?įound several articles and pictures about the new trailhead on Mill St. On the north end of the trail, a parking lot is available at 1765 Northeast Ave. On its other end, extends into downtown Akron near the University of Akron campus, putting it just blocks from the Ohio & Erie Canalway Towpath Trail, a whopping 85-mile pathway the heads north through Cuyahoga Valley National Park to Cleveland, and south to Bolivar.Ībout mid-trail, parking and restrooms are available at Lions Park (245 Northeast Ave., Tallmadge). The Freedom Trail ends at Middlebury Avenue, about 3 miles shy of the Portage Hike and Bike Trail, which continues eastward more than 9 miles from Kent (not far from Kent State University) to Ravenna. On your journey, watch for bald eagles, coyote, and white-tailed deer.
From Eastwood Avenue in eastern Akron, the paved trail follows a northeastern course, winding through Tallmadge, and heading up to the Summit/Portage County Line on the outskirts of Kent. Northern Ohio's Freedom Trail currently offers more than 7 miles of tree-lined pathway along the former Freedom Secondary Railroad.
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