Cleveland On Foot 4th Edition: 50 Walks and Hikes in Greater Cleveland

by Patience Hoskins

Overview

Discover some of the most beautiful and interesting places in Greater Cleveland—on foot. These 50 delightfully varied and carefully planned walking tours will lead you through historic urban neighborhoods, architecturally distinguished suburbs, convenient Metroparks, and peaceful state parks and nature preserves. They range from an easy two-hour walk to a challenging full-day hike. Select a hike for any mood or season by reading before you go. Then, follow step-by-step directions to get there and back without getting lost. The easy-to-read trail descriptions are filled with interesting tidbits about local geology, history, architecture, and wildlife.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781886228849
Publisher:	Gray & Company, Publishers
Publication date:	05/18/2004
Edition description:	4th Edition
Pages:	314
Sales rank:	1,069,974
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Patience Cameron Hoskins has been a hike leader and an active member of the Buckeye Trail Association and the Cleveland Hiking Club for many years.

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Hiking Preparation Hiking Resources DOWNTOWN 1: Downtown Cleveland Art and Architecture 2: Downtown Cleveland More Public Art 3: Downtown Cleveland Geology: Every Stone a Story 4: Tremont A Vibrant Old Community / Cleveland 5: Ohio City Historic Buildings, Ongoing Renovation / Cleveland 6: Riverside Cemetery Serenity Amid the City / Cleveland 7: Brooklyn Centre Renaissance of a Historic Community / Cleveland EAST 8: University Circle Cultural Institutions / Cleveland 9: Lake View Cemetery History and Nature / Cleveland 10: Forest Hill Park A Rockefeller Legacy / East Cleveland 11: Cleveland Heights An Old Suburban Community 12: Cleveland Heights Architecture 13: Shaker Heights and Shaker Lakes / Shaker Hts. and Cleveland Hts. 14: Bratenahl Lakeshore Mansions 15: Euclid Creek Reservation Geology on Display / Euclid 16: North Chagrin Reservation Ravines and Ridges / Willoughby Hills 17: North Chagrin Reservation Buckeye Trail Loop / Willoughby Hills 18: North Chagrin Reservation Buttermilk Falls & Squire’s Castle /  Willoughby Hills 19: Hach-Otis Sanctuary State Nature Preserve  / Willoughby Hills 20: Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve Three Trails / Mentor 21: Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve / Mentor 22: South Chagrin Reservation Buckeye Trail Loop / Moreland Hills 23: South Chagrin Reservation Chagrin River / Bentleyville 24: Chagrin Falls Victorian Village 25: The West Woods Geauga County’s Newest Park / Newbury 26: Punderson State Park Punderson and Stump Lakes / Newbury 27: Punderson State Park Pine Lake / Newbury SOUTH 28: Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation Industry and Nature / Cuyahoga Hts. 29: Garfield Park Reservation Park Trails and Mill Creek Falls / Garfield Hts. 30: Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Cuyahoga Valley Nat. Park / Valley View 31: Bedford Reservation Tinker’s Creek / Walton Hills 32: Bedford Reservation Viaduct Park and Tinker’s Creek Gorge / Bedford 33: Bedford Reservation Buckeye Trail / Sagamore 34: Mill Stream Run Reservation / Strongsville 35: Brecksville Reservation Buckeye Trail to Pinery Narrows / Brecksville 36: Brecksville Reservation Buckeye Trail to Jaite / Brecksville 37: Brecksville Reservation Deer Lick Cave Loop / Brecksville 38: Cuyahoga Valley National Park Oak Hill Peninsula 39: Cuyahoga Valley National Park Three Waterfalls / Boston 40: Cuyahoga Valley National Park Jaite to Boston Store / Boston 41: Virginia Kendall Park Ice Box Cave and Boston Run Trail / Peninsula 42: Virginia Kendall Park Ritchie Ledges and Pine Grove Loop / Peninsula WEST 43: Big Creek Reservation Lake Isaac / Middleburg Heights 44: Lakewood Lake Erie Shore 45: Rocky River Reservation North / Rocky River 46: Rocky River Bradstreet’s Landing and Residential Walk 47: Rocky River Reservation South / North Olmsted 48: Berea and Baldwin-Wallace College 49: Huntington Reservation Lake Erie / Bay Village 50: Bradley Woods Reservation Old Quarry / North Olmsted Appendix A: Generalized Geological Column for Northeast Ohio Photo credits Bibliography Index

Editorial Reviews

A priceless guide that won’t lead you astray

Ohio Sport and Fitness - Book Reviewer