Akron Metro Parks Hiking Club Newsletter
Volume LI No. 12
www.akronhikers.org
December 2016
Jack Wenrick, PresidentRoy Kress, Pathfinder
330-923-6371
330-434-8450
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Dec. 1 (Thurs.) - 2:00 p.m.!! - sagamore square hike & bike Corner of SR 82 and Holtzhauer Rd. - H & B/trails - 5 miles - Roy Kress
330-434-8450.
Dec. 2 (Fri.) - 9:30 a.m.!! - stow hike & bike - 5090 Young Rd., Stow,
OH 44224. Trailhead on Young Rd. just north of Call Rd.
H & B - 5 miles - Sue Donahue 330-990-0588.
Dec. 3 (Sat.) - 10:00 a.m. - chagrin falls - 54 Shopping Plaza, Chagrin Falls, OH
44022. Meet at Einstein Brothers Bagel Shop in the Shopping Plaza between Bell and
Washington Sts., east of Main St. Exit I-271 east on Chagrin Blvd. and follow this into
Chagrin Falls. Turn right on Main St.
Sidewalks/parks - 5 miles - Gary Dolch 440-248-4632 (H); 216-777-9307 (C).
Dec. 4 (Sun.) - 2:30 p.m. - boston store - 1550 Boston Mills Rd., Peninsula, OH
44264. Parking lot on Boston Mills Rd. east of Riverview Rd.
Trails/hills (6 mile OEC option) - 6 miles - Kincaid Early 330-400-4835.
Dec. 5 (Mon.) - 9:30 a.m. - hike and bike at 303/hot chocolate hike
64 W. Streetsboro Rd., Boston Heights, OH 44264. Trailhead on SR 303 west of Rt. 8
and BP Station. - H & B - 7 miles - Jack Wenrick 330-923-6371.
Dec. 6 (Tues.) - 4:00 p.m. - firestone metro park/leisure - 2620
Harrington Rd., Akron, OH 44319. Tuscarawas parking lot on Harrington Rd. south of
Swartz. - Trails - 3 miles - Bruce Ahonen 330-794-1039.
Dec. 7 (Wed.) - 9:30 a.m. - wolf creek environmental center - 6100
Ridge Road, Sharon Center, OH 44274. Meet at Wolf Creek Environmental Center, 1/4
mile nort of Sharon Center Circle on Route 94. Take Rt. 162 west from Akron through
Copley to Sharon Center, follow Rt. 94 north--Environmental Center is on left at top of
hill. After the hike, we’ll head over to the new winery on Rt. 18, High Low, located at
588 Medina Rd. (Rt. 18). Lunch menu available on site.
Trails/roads - 5 miles - Chris Tiedemann - 330-524-9415.
Dec. 8 (Thurs.) - 2:00 p.m.!! - memorial parkway - 499 Memorial Pkwy., Akron,
OH 44310. Trailhead on Memorial Parkway east of Merriman Rd.
OEC - 5 miles - Jack Wenrick 330-923-6371.
Dec. 10 (Sat.) - 9:30 a.m. - silver creek metro park - 5000 Hametown Rd.,
Norton, OH 44203. Off Hametown Rd. north of SR 585, use Pheasant Run parking lot.
Followed by lunch in Wadsworth and a visit to “The Bent Ladder” cidery at Rittman
orchards. - Trails - 5 miles - Colleen Carpinello 330-814-2621.
Dec. 11 (Sun.) - 2:30 p.m. - vanderhoof road - 2445 Vanderhoof Rd., Barberton,
OH 44203. Trailhead on Vanderhoof Rd. west of Van Buren Rd.
OEC - 5 miles -Chris Tiedemann - 330-524-9415.
Dec. 14 (Wed.) - 9:30 a.m. - bath nature preserve - 4160 Ira Rd., Akron, OH
44333. On Ira Rd. one mile west of SR 21.
Trails/APT - 5 miles - Kincaid Early 330-400-4835.
Dec. 15 (Thurs.) - 2:00 p.m.!! - brust park - 128 N. Main St., Munroe Falls, OH 44262. Meet at Brust
Park gazebo on SR 91, just north of the river.
H & B - 5 miles - Billy Stacy 330-968-7898.
Dec. 17 (Sat.) - 9:30 a.m. - towner’s woods - 2296 Ravenna Rd. Kent OH 44240. 2 miles east of SR
43 just north of RR tracks. - Trails/APT- 5 miles - Billy Stacy 330-968-7898.
Dec. 18 (Sun.) - 2:30 p.m. - mogadore Reservoir - 2578 SR 43, Mogadore, OH 44260. Boathouse
parking lot on SR 43 north of spillway (south of I-76) - Trails - 5 miles - Jack Wenrick 330-923-6371.
Dec. 21 (Wed.) - 9:30 a.m. - mustill store/christmas luncheon - 57 W North St., Akron, OH
44303. Trailhead on North St. west of Howard. - OEC/sidewalks - 5 miles - Roy Kress 330-434-8450.
Dec. 22 (Thurs.) - 2:00 p.m.!! - sand run metro park - 1400 Sand Run Pkwy, Akron, OH 44313.
Wadsworth parking area (third on Sand Run Pkwy.). - APT - 5 miles - Brenda Hairston 330-715-4069.
Dec. 24 (Sat.) - 9:30 a.m. - lock 29/peninsula - 1648 Mill St., Peninsula, OH 44264. Parking lot
behind train station, north side of SR 303. - Trails/hills (8 mile towpath option) - 8 miles - TBD.
Dec. 27 (Tues.) - 9:30 a.m. - hudson plaza/leisure - 134 W. Streetsboro St., Hudson, OH 44236.
Hudson Plaza (near McDonald’s) on SR 303 west of SR 91.
Parks/sidewalks - 4 miles - Roy Kress 330-434-8450.
Dec. 28 (Wed.) - 9:30 a.m. - orrville - 222 South Main Street, Orrville, OH 44667. Meet at Rite Aid
Drug Store. Take SR 57 south from SR 585, through downtown Orrville. Rite Aid is on the left.
Sidewalks - 5 miles - TBD.
Dec. 29 (Thurs.) - 2:00 p.m.!! - botzum - 2928 Riverview Rd., Akron, OH 44313. Trailhead on Riverview
Rd. south of Bath Rd. - OEC - 5 miles - TBD.
Dec. 31 (Sat.) - 9:30 a.m. - freedom trail/tallmadge - 245 Northeast Ave. Tallmadge, OH
44278. Lion’s Park at end of Lions Park Dr. off of Northeast Ave. in Tallmadge.
H & B - 6 miles - Billy Stacy 330-968-7898.
Key
SFA = Spree For AllTT = Towpath Trek
MP = Metro ParkBT = Buckeye TrailAPT = All Purpose Trail
H&B = Hike & Bike TrailCC= Cuyahoga Challenge OEC = Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath
FHS = Fall Hiking SpreeVM=VolksmarchCVNP = Cuyahoga Valley National Park
AMPHC
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
DAY TRIPS AND WEEKENDERS – 2017
January.............Mid Winter Blues............. Silver Creek Metro Park and Silver Run Winery
April..................Hiram Field Station.......... Hiram OH and Eagle Nature Preserve in
Garrettsville OH
May 19-21.........Cincinnati and Ohio River Weekender
(Holiday Inn Express in Milton OH) - Cincinnati Nature Center, East Fork State Park,
River Walk and BB Riverboat Sunday Brunch and Dixieland Jazz Cruise
June..................Highbanks Metro Parks.... Columbus OH;
Lunch at Schmidt’s Sausage Haus und Restaurant and Guided Afternoon Walking Tour of
German Village – a unique neighborhood of Columbus
June..................Mill Creek MetroPark Youngstown OH and Fellowes Riverside Gardens
July...................Findley State Park and Wellington OH
July...................Presque Isle (near Erie PA)............. lunch and Erie Zoo
August 22-27....Rocky Mountain National Park....... Estes Park CO (Deer Crest Resort)
September.........Geneva on the Lake and Conneaut Township Park...........Bucci Winery
October..............Dillon State Park
Lunch at Muddy Miser’s in Zanesville and Blackhand Gorge
CINCINNATI and OHIO RIVER SPRING WEEKEND
MAY 19-21, 2017
Our spring excursion for 2017 will be to the greater Cincinnati area. The “Queen City” offers great hiking within
the city and its suburbs and at nearby East Fork State Park (about 20 minutes from our hotel). Cincinnati is
approximately 225 miles (3-1/2 hours) from the greater Akron area. Other attractions in the area include King’s
Island, the renowned Newport Aquarium across the river in Kentucky, the unique Findlay Market, the Cincinnati
zoo and riverboat cruises on the Ohio River.
Lodging will be at the Holiday Inn Express in Milford; phone is 513-831-7829. Our Club has a block of 8 queen
(2 bed) rooms. The group rate will be $119 per room + tax (provided we book the full 8 rooms or close to it. The
hotel reserves the right to renegotiate the original room rate if a negative variance of more than 20% from the
rooms originally booked is indicated in the final rooming list). Please state you are with the Akron Hiking Club
when you make your reservation and confirm the group rate of $119. You must book by April 19; after that any
rooms that have not been reserved from our block will go back into the general inventory and reservations will
be taken based on availability. The location will be great for us as East Fork State Park is close as well as our
hike on Friday evening. Downtown Cincinnati and the Ohio River are about 20 minutes away. The hotel will be
undergoing a major renovation this winter and will be fully updated prior to our arrival in May. All rooms include
free WiFi, refrigerators, microwaves, coffeemakers and flat-screen TVs and there is an indoor pool. Free hot
breakfast included in the group rate. This is a good rate for Cincinnati as many hotels I called were charging
$139 to $159.
Our tentative itinerary will be:
Friday – 4 mile hike at Cincinnati Nature Center (award winning trails) located in Milford OH (admission $6 –
senior; $9 - adult); then dinner at Copper Blue in Milford
Saturday - long hike on North Country and/or Buckeye Trail at East Fork State Park, then lunch in Amelia OH,
followed by another shorter hike back at the park
OR Free Time (Harmony Hills Winery, Newport Aquarium, Findlay Market, etc)
Saturday night – dinner on the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati @ Montgomery Inn
Sunday - 3 mile round trip walk on the Riverwalk, crossing Ohio River to BB Riverboats in Newport KY and back
– we’ll cruise the river on Dixieland jazz Sunday brunch cruise ($42 per person brunch and cruise or optional
$22 cruise only)
Please call me with any questions or suggestions – Chris Tiedemann – 330-524-9415