Franklin Mills Riveredge Park — Attraction in Kent

Looks great after the remodel. There's lots of places for dogs to smell and a nice hard path that won't get muddy. Great for biking, walking, taking dogs, walking with kids. There are benches to sit and enjoy the sunshine or read or people watch it whatever. If you go far enough, you get to Kramer's field. There's a water fountain there with a bowl for dogs to drink out of. Kramer's field has a playground for kids. Keep going and you'll get to Fred Fuller and there's lots of playgrounds there! If you go the other way, it takes toward downtown Kent,...

Pretty views. Nice, mostly shady place to walk. Parts are wheelchair accessible, but most of the path is not. People need to stop throwing trash in the area in front of the fountain, though. Or you know, just not throw trash places other than bins.

Update, July 2023: more parts of the path are wheelchair or bike accessible now. Trash situation seems to be better. Still nice views, good place for a walk. A few more benches and a lookout area near Brady's Leap...

I have yet to run the entire path, but it's brand new! This is a great way to view the Cuyahoga River and Route 43 from afar. Kent has come a long way in the past 15 years! More trails and foot paths make it more accessible to the run crowd. There was once a "Club Chameleon" bar near the railroad tracks here, at the trailhead! But like everything else, it's been replaced with...