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OHIO HIGHWAY 82 BRIDGE SPANS THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY AND THE OHIO-ERIE CANAL BEYOND THE WALKERS, NEAR CLEVELAND, OHIO. THIS AREA IS PART OF THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA WHICH CONTAINS 30,000 ACRES AND IS THE LAST MAJOR UNDEVELOPED LAND REMAINING BETWEEN THE METROPOLITAN AREAS OF CLEVELAND AND AKRON THE RECREATIONAL AREA CAME INTO BEING WHEN SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE PRESIDENT IN DECEMBER, 1974. OFFICIALS ARE NOW WAITING FOR CONGRESS TO APPROPRIATE MONEY TO BUY LANDPhoto: Frank John Aleksandrowicz · Public domain
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Outdoors in Sagamore Hills Township

35% of Sagamore Hills Township’s land is conserved: 2,499 acres

2,436 acres are parks and preserves, 225 per 1,000 residents. 16 miles of mapped trail cross Sagamore Hills Township, 1.4 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Cuyahoga Valley National Park (11.8 mi).

Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns · #6 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it

Conserved land
35%
2,499 acres · of 11.2 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
2,436 ac
225 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
84%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
12 mi
12 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
5

What kind of outdoors town is Sagamore Hills Township?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Land that stays wild35% of the land is conserved; a typical Ohio town, 3%.Room to roam225 acres of park per 1,000 residents; the typical U.S. town has 13.A trail town1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, more than 88% of U.S. towns.
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Sagamore Hills Township have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sagamore Hills Township is ahead of 97% of U.S. towns, #6 of 993 in Ohio. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.

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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sagamore Hills Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land35% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (16 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4APark land225 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2,436 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home84% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 97%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)#6 of 993
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.

PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →

The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Cuyahoga Valley National Park, with 11.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Managed by National Park Service
2,325 acres11.8 mi of trail
Red Lock TrailOld Carriage TrailValley TrailBrandywine Gorge Loop+1
Dogs usually limited
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗

Brecksville Reservation

Managed by Cleveland Metroparks
131 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Sagamore Park

Park
38 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Pitluk Preserve

Park
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 8 parks & preserves
Cuyahoga Valley National Park2,325 acres · 11.8 mi of trail · National Park Service
Directions
Sagamore Park38 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Directions
Greenwood Community Park9 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Directions
Brandywine Falls Metro Park7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Directions
Brecksville Reservation131 acres · Cleveland Metroparks
Directions
Pitluk Preserve18 acres
Bedford Reservation7 acres · Cleveland Metroparks
Red Lock Trailhead2 acres
Directions
Who protects it

2,499 conserved acres

35% of Sagamore Hills Township’s land. Who manages Sagamore Hills Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

National Park Service1,956 ac
Private owners288 ac
Town or city255 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land4 ac
County1 ac
National Park · 1,952 acState Recreation Area · 174 acPrivate Park · 145 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 142 acLocal Recreation Area · 81 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
National Park
National Park Service1,952Open
Sagamore Hills Property
State Recreation Area
Town or city174Open
Fell Lake Park
Private Park
Private owners145Open
Brandywine Ski Resort
Private Recreation or Education
Private owners142Restricted
Vacant
Local Recreation Area
Town or city81Open
Land
Local Park
County1Open
Things to do

15 places to go in Sagamore Hills Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Waterfalls in Sagamore Hills Township
Brandywine FallsIn Brandywine Falls Metro Park
Directions
Greenwood Falls
Directions
Twin Sisters FallsIn Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Directions

Plus 2 waterfalls without a name on the map.

Trails & water

7 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.0 miHorses · 0.6 miUnpaved · 13.8 mi
Red Lock Trail5.2 mi
Old Carriage Trail3.6 mi
Valley Trail1.1 mi
Brandywine Gorge Loop0.6 mi
Holzhauer Trail0.3 mi
Upper Boardwalk0.1 mi
Greenwood Village Connector0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Eaton Estate LakelakeFell LakelakeSagamore Run LakelakeWillow LakelakeCuyahoga River
Biking & sports

12 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

12 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Baseball
5Tennis
1Basketball
1Multi-sport

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

4 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Robert McKisson HouseBuilding · listed 1974
About it
Lock No. 35Structure · listed 1979
About it
Lock No. 34Structure · listed 1979
About it
Wallace FarmBuilding · listed 1985
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Sagamore Hills Township: April, May and July to September

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)353847607179838275635039
Rain (in)2.62.12.83.63.84.03.93.53.83.43.12.8

February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sagamore Hills Township →

Next door

Sagamore Hills Township and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Boston Township56 miBrecksville32 miWalton Hills23 miSagamore Hills Township16 miValley View3.1 miNorthfield Center Township0.9 miNorthfield0.6 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Sagamore Hills Township35%1.422584%A+
Brecksville11%1.69549%A
Northfield Center Township6%0.24036%B−
Northfield2%0.61099%+B+
Boston Township81%2.96,40499%+A+
Walton Hills15%3.422173%A+
Valley View24%0.639896%A+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Sagamore Hills Township

Where can I hike in Sagamore Hills Township?

The longest trail networks: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 11.8 miles; Sagamore Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Sagamore Hills Township is conserved land?

35% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Ohio town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.

Are dogs allowed on Sagamore Hills Township’s trails?

Cuyahoga Valley National Park and Brecksville Reservation don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Sagamore Hills Township?

12 miles of bike routes are on the map: 12 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Sagamore Hills Township?

37,311 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sagamore Hills Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,436 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Sagamore Hills Township have?

Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #6 of 993 in Ohio. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sagamore Hills Township neighbors.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →