Cascade Valley Metro Park-Chuckery Area — Attraction in Akron

A stunning park hidden in a valley directly outside of downtown Akron, although not part of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, it is the beginning of the greenbelt that travels north/northwest into said valley.

Summit Metro Parks considers this area the jewel of their park system and I agree. The signal tree, picnic areas, and connection to the Highbridge Trail are all gorgeous. Several areas of the river here are shallow enough to venture into the middle of the river, where you can often see Blue Heron catching a meal. There are also several deep bends where one can take a swim when the water is clean enough for that.

Deer are plentiful as well and can often be seen grazing in the middle of the meadows near dusk. Truly a magical place.

Also, several other wonderful parks abut this one that are worth checking out - the overlook area in Cuyahoga Falls has a viewing platform that overlooks this area and has trails connecting to it, there's also Babb Run across the river which features a underused trail to a beautiful waterfall, but this chuckery area is...

Pretty amazing park to find in an urban/suburban setting like Akron. The view of the Cuyahoga River oxbend from the end of the Overlook Trail , a short trail which starts from the Sackett Avenue parking lot, is beautiful, highly recommended!! This park has an extensive trail network and is pretty hilly (cabeat: by Ohio standards!) good for hiking and trail running. This section of the Cuyahoga has a "babbling brook" feel.. The park had plenty of picnic tables with charcoal barbeque grills, including some right by the river accessible from the Cuyahoga Street entrance in Akron. The park is divided in two non-contiguous sections, Cascade Valley Metro Park North and South, see the photo I took of the locations...

I love this path because it has a beautiful view of the river and a little bit of climbing over some beautiful fallen trees.There are a lot of nice riverbanks to relax on that are not full current even when it rains a ton. It is super fun for kids and dogs. It is not a loop trail, but it has a really cool area through rocks, although it seems to be a storm drain, but it is absolutely beautiful. It still is a bit of a hike and I was actually at babb run not cascade. I would recommend tennis shoes and it isn't a...