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 4.8 (6)
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  2. OH
  3. …Northeast Ohio
  4. …Akron
  5. Springfield Bog Metro Park
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“An amazing bog trail in the middle of the 'burbs. ”

Chris Davis
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1.7

Miles

2.7

KM

Loop

1,158' 353 m

High

1,146' 349 m

Low

20' 6 m

Up

20' 6 m

Down

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Dogs Leashed

Features Birding · Fall Colors · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Open from 6 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Need to Know

Bring sunscreen and bug spray!

Description

This trail takes you through the Springfield Bog, which has a continental divide running through it (north to Lake Erie, south to the Ohio) a restored prairie, two large bogs, and woodlands to explore.

Flora & Fauna

More plants than I can name, chipmunks, woodpeckers, robins, bluebirds, squirrel.

Contacts

Land Manager: Summit Metro Parks - Goodyear Heights Metro Park

Shared By:

Chris Davis with improvements by Sarah Burkett
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Trail Ratings

  4.8 from 6 votes

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in Springfield Bog Metro Park

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  4.8 from 6 votes
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#15

in Ohio

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Photos

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Dec 27, 2019 near Uniontown, OH
Purple Coneflower / Echinacea purpurea
Feb 11, 2019 near Mogadore, OH
Cloudscape
Feb 11, 2019 near Mogadore, OH
Black-Eyed Susan / Yellow Coneflower / Ratibida pinnata
Feb 11, 2019 near Mogadore, OH

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Current Trail Conditions

All Clear 18 days ago
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Check-Ins

Sep 29, 2020
John Eversmeyer
1.9mi — 50h 29m
Sep 20, 2020
Sarah Burkett
Aug 12, 2020
Monika Kirbawy
1.8mi
Dec 12, 2019
John Bryson
Ranger led Full Moon Interpretive Hike 1.8mi — 0h 42m
Jun 24, 2019
Chris Davis
Trail nicely maintained as usual, summer is definitely here!
Feb 10, 2019
John Bryson
1.6mi — 1h 30m
Sep 21, 2018
T C
Sep 5, 2018
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