Hike the Ledges & Lunch at Sarah's Vineyard
Details
Meet in the Ledges parking lot. We will hike the Ledges Trail & the Pine Grove Trail (5miles). Short version 2.5 miles excludes the Pine Grove Trail.
WE EXPECT GREAT AUTUMN COLORS!
After the hike we will head over to Sarah's Vineyard for lunch.
Ledges Trail Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio
The Ledges Trail, an easy 2.2-mile loop through the heart of Cuyahoga Valley’s sandstone cliffs known as the Ritchie Ledges, circles through a cool, moist hemlock forest interspersed with 300-million-year-old Sharon Conglomerate rock formations—compressed, occasionally honeycombed, sedimentary sand with quartz pebbles embedded throughout.
Ice Box Cave, the first of many highlights along the trail, derives its name from the cool, refrigerator-like temperatures encountered within the 50-foot deep cavern. But it is now closed in order to protect the bat population.
Continuing on the loop, there are several opportunities to explore the narrow high-walled crevices of the Ledges—textured, moss-covered stone walls converge together creating slot-like canyons of geologic wonder.
Eventually, if you hike the entire loop, you will come to the Ledges Overlook—the trail gradually ascends to the top of a rock plateau with expansive views of the Cuyahoga Valley, which is especially scenic in the autumn months when the leaves change color.