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Opening Day for Trails
Date: Apr 13, 2019
Time: 11:00AM - 3:00PM

Join us and our partners for a spring celebration along the Cuyahoga River on the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail & Cleveland Foundation Centennial Lake Link Trail!

Stop by and take a ride or hike, enjoy some snacks and refreshments from Cleveland Metroparks’ Merwin’s Wharf, and learn more about the great pathways in northeast Ohio and around the state!

What’s happening:

▪️ Program begins at noon.

▪️ Tours: Depart at 12:30 p.m. and again at 2 p.m.

👟 Future Redline Greenway Tours (12:30 p.m. & 2 p.m.): Guided hike to the future site of the Redline Greenway Trail. Please wear footwear needed for a rugged hike.

🚲 Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail Bike Ride Tours (12:30 p.m. & 2 p.m.): Explore the not-yet-opened-to-the-public section of the Towpath. This will be a bike ride from Merwin’s Wharf to Steelyard Commons.

For the last six years, thousands of trail users across the country—long-timers and newbies alike—have joined Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in celebrating America’s exceptional trails and trail systems on Opening Day for Trails. And to make the Opening Day for Trails – 2019 a real home run, you’ll even get a swing at winning some awesome trail gear courtesy of our sponsors and partners at Wheel & Sprocket, KEEN, Adidas, Hydro Flask Patagonia and Topo Designs. Learn more: railstotrails.org/openingday

We hope you’ll join us on the trail to make this year’s Opening Day one of the best yet! Start spreading the word with your friends and family now using #RTCOpeningDay and invite everyone on the Facebook Event.

Happy trails!