Bedford Reservation
Managed by Cleveland Metroparks
60 acres1 mi of trail
Sagamore Creek Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Horse Trailer Parking
Photo: Frank John Aleksandrowicz · Public domainA+Outdoors
Outdoors in Valley View
Valley View has 766 acres of parks, 398 for every 1,000 residents
24% of Valley View’s land is conserved, about 844 acres. 96% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Bedford Reservation (1 mi), Cuyahoga Valley National Park (0.7 mi).
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
24%
844 acres · of 5.4 sq mi of land
Trails
3.1 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
766 ac
398 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.6 mi
6.2 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Valley View?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Valley View have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Valley View is ahead of 96% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, trail miles lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Valley View’s overall grade.
Conserved land24% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land398 acres of park per 1,000 residents (766 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home96% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 96%
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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.
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 Bedford Reservation, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Managed by National Park Service
1,176 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dogs usually limited
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation
Managed by Cleveland Metroparks
32 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 9 parks & preserves
Bedford Reservation60 acres · 1 mi of trail · Cleveland Metroparks
DirectionsCuyahoga Valley National Park1,176 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · National Park Service
DirectionsValley View Woods19 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsOhio & Erie Canal Reservation32 acres · Cleveland Metroparks
DirectionsBrecksville Reservation5 acres · Cleveland Metroparks
DirectionsLombardo Park4 acres
Astorhurst Park3 acres · Cleveland Metorparks
Canal Exploration Center3 acres · wikidata:Q308439
DirectionsLock 39 Trailhead1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
844 conserved acres
24% of Valley View’s land. Who manages Valley View’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
National Park Service659 ac
Town or city172 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land12 ac
County9 ac
Private owners2 ac
National Park · 645 acPrivate Park · 111 acLocal Park · 64 acConservation Easement · 27 acLocal Recreation Area · 9 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 15 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga Valley National Park National Park | National Park Service | 645 | Open |
| Valley View Woods Park Private Park | Town or city | 104 | Open |
| Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation Local Park | Town or city | 62 | Restricted |
| Vacant Municipal Local Recreation Area | County | 9 | Open |
| Lombardo Park Private Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Astorhurst Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 2 | Restricted |
| Land Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Valley View
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Valley View
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Horses · 0.6 miUnpaved · 2.0 mi
Sagamore Creek Loop Trail0.9 mi
Biking & sports
7.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.2 mi
off-road bike paths
1.4 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
3Tennis
3Baseball
1Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →10 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Stephen Frazee HouseBuilding · listed 1976
About itEdmund Gleason HouseBuilding · listed 1978
About itAbraham Ulyatt HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itWilliam Knapp HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itLock Tender's House and InnBuilding · listed 1979
About itTinkers Creek AqueductStructure · listed 1979
About itLock No. 37 and SpillwayStructure · listed 1979
About itLock No. 39 and SpillwayStructure · listed 1979
About itWilson Feed MillBuilding · listed 1979
About itEdmund Gleason FarmDistrict · listed 1993
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Valley View: April 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Valley View →
Next door
Valley View and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Walton Hills23 miSagamore Hills Township16 miGarfield Heights3.6 miValley View3.1 miIndependence2.8 miCuyahoga Heights0.5 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View | 24% | 0.6 | 398 | 96% | A+ |
| Independence | 15% | 0.3 | 112 | 68% | A− |
| Garfield Heights | 6% | 0.5 | 4 | 85% | B |
| Walton Hills | 15% | 3.4 | 221 | 73% | A+ |
| Cuyahoga Heights | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sagamore Hills Township | 35% | 1.4 | 225 | 84% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Valley View
Where can I hike in Valley View?
The longest trail networks: Bedford Reservation, 1 miles; Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 miles; Valley View Woods, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Valley View is conserved land?
24% 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 Valley View’s trails?
Bedford Reservation and Cuyahoga Valley National Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Valley View?
7.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.2 of off-road paths and 1.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Valley View?
27,907 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Valley View or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 766 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Valley View have?
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Valley View 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 →