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Prairie Trail

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 4.8 (6)
  1. Areas
  2. OH
  3. …Northeast Ohio
  4. …Akron
  5. Springfield Bog Metro Park
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“An amazing bog trail in the middle of the 'burbs. ”

Chris Davis
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1.7

Miles

2.7

KM

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Runnable

1,158' 353 m

High

1,146' 349 m

Low

20' 6 m

Up

20' 6 m

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2%

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Dogs Leashed

Features Birding · Fall Colors · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Open from 6 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Need to Know

Bring sunscreen and bug spray!

Description

This trail takes you through the Springfield Bog, which has a continental divide running through it (north to Lake Erie, south to the Ohio) a restored prairie, two large bogs, and woodlands to explore.

Flora & Fauna

More plants than I can name, chipmunks, woodpeckers, robins, bluebirds, squirrel.

Contacts

Land Manager: Summit Metro Parks - Goodyear Heights Metro Park

Shared By:

Chris Davis with improvements by Sarah Burkett
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  4.8 from 6 votes

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in Ohio

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Photos

Swallowtail Butterfly - Limenitis arthemis Blue on Blackberry Bush
Feb 11, 2019 near Lakemore, OH
Trail near Cherry Tree Woods
Feb 11, 2019 near Lakemore, OH
Purple Coneflower / Echinacea purpurea
Feb 11, 2019 near Mogadore, OH
Cloudscape
Feb 11, 2019 near Mogadore, OH
Black-Eyed Susan / Yellow Coneflower / Ratibida pinnata
Feb 11, 2019 near Mogadore, OH
Cirrocumulus Clouds or Mackerel Sky
Feb 11, 2019 near Mogadore, OH

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