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if you need further directions please contact
pat dooley
at
patjdooley@yahoo.com
www.clemetparks.com:
directions to the nature center, and south mastick / cottonwood.
www.nps.gov/cuva/index.htm:
directions to the canal road visitor center, boston store, station road
bridge, and leonard krieger.
bedford trails:
I-77 south to east pleasant valley
road. follow east pleasant valley road east to alexander road (pleasant
valley becomes alexander after crossing canal road. turn left from
alexander onto dunham road. take durham road north until button
road, make a right on button road. button road dead ends into
parking lot.
click here for google map directions.
hinkley hills:
take 71 south to 303. take 303
east to 606. take 606 south to bellus rd. take bellus rd. east about 400 yds (past dam/waterfall on your right).
turn right into park, and right
again into car park.
metropark marina / scenic park picnic
area:
enter
the rocky river metropark from detroit road. the marina parking
lot is to the right at the base of the hill.
metropark little met golf course:
located
at approximately the 4.5 mile mark of the metropark road (from detroit
entrance). located by the hills of fairview hospital and story
road.
metropark big met golf course:
located
at approximately the 5.5 mile mark of the metropark road (from detroit
entrance). near the park entrance off of wooster road and lorain road.
rocky
river high school track:
located
at the intersection of wagar/west 210th street and detroit road.
coming from the east: take I-90 west to the hilliard exit then turn
right on to westway drive. follow westway west parallel to I-90 and then turn right onto
wagar/west 210th street and the track/stadium parking lot is on
detroit road.
coming
from the west: take I-90 east and exit on the detroit road exit. turn left and drive over I-90 and follow detroit road to rocky
river high school (on the right).
black
river reservation burr oak entrance:
I-90
west to rte 254/detroit road exit.
turn right/north on to detroit road past mike bass ford &
quaker steak.
prior to the bridge turn on to golf road then immediate right on
to ford road. follow the lorain county park signs and the rolling hill
road to entrance on the right.
park has a pavilion and bathrooms. Map at:
http://www.loraincountymetroparks.com/maps/br_directions.htm
pine
hollow field at virginia kendall hills park:
take
I-77 south to miller road exit – turn left follow to rte 21/brecksville
road. turn right onto rte
21 to snowville road and turn left. follow snowville to riverview road and turn right and follow
to rte 303/village of peninsula. turn
left onto 303 and then turn right to akron peninsula road. follow past brandywine golf course to quick road and turn
left. follow this rolling
hilly road to pine hollow parking lot on the right.
if you miss the first entrance, there is another in 300 yds.
heated bathrooms are open for changing gear afterward. map of
park system at:
www.nps.gov/cuva/pphtml/maps.html
sandy
ridge reservation - 6195 otten road, north ridgeville, oh 44039:
from
elyria: take center ridge rd. (rte. 20) east to case rd.
(across from old ridgeview shopping center). turn left onto
case rd. then turn onto otten rd. drive about a mile to park
entrance.
from avon: take rte. 254 west to
case
rd. and turn left onto case rd. take case rd. to otten rd. turn
left onto otten rd. drive to park entrance.
from
lorain: take rte. 57 south to rte. 254 and turn left
(east). take rte. 254 to case rd. and turn right (south). take
case rd. to otten rd. and turn left onto otten rd. drive to
park entrance. water and bathrooms available. soft crushed
limestone smooth trail (1.1 mile loop). very scenic.
web site: www.loraincountymetroparks.com
cleveland
metroparks zoo:
located
off west 25th street. take
I-71 to west 25th street. turn south on to west 25th
street follow over the bridge and the signs for the zoo.
the entrance is on the right down the hill.
meet at the main gate of the zoo, a zoo pass will be needed. map
of zoo at: www.clemetzoo.com
french creek pine tree picnic area:
from
cleveland take I-90 west to rte 611 exit, turn right taking rte
611/colorado ave. west to rte 301/abbe road.
french creek has two entrances – the nature center on
611/colorado ave but we will run from the french creek drive entrance
known as the pine tree picnic area. so at the intersection of 611 &
301 turn left on to 301/abbe road to french creek drive then turn right
and the entrance is just past the railroad tracks.
maps for french creek at
http://www.loraincountymetroparks.com/maps/fcr_directions.htm
westlake
rec. center:
located
1/4 mile east of crocker-basett road on hilliard blvd. asphalt
1.25 mile loop. (water and bathrooms available).
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