Alerts

Updated May 9, 2013

For details, call the administrative offices 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday: 330-867-5511.

Multi-purpose Trails

Towpath Trail:

• From March through May, contractors for the City of Akron will be studying the trunk sewer between the Mustill Store and the treatment plant near the Botzum Trailhead. From May through the fall, a contractor could utilize sections of the trail to bring in equipment for sewer work. The trail is required to be open at all times, but there may be disruptions and temporary damage to the trail surface.
• Starting March 18, the City of Akron is scheduled to begin an expansion of the community center at Summit Lake (380 W. Crosier St., Akron). The work will not impact or close the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, which runs behind the center on the east bank of the lake, but it will close the parking lot closest to the trail and the center’s basketball courts.
• May 13: The Towpath Trail is closed at Ley Drive, south of Waterloo Road in Akron. There's a leak in an underground brine line used by Cargill.
• Restrooms: Annually, the restroom at the Wolf Creek Trailhead in Barberton is closed November 15 through April 15. A porta-potty is placed at the Manchester Road Trailhead in Akron from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

Metro Parks

• Beginning May 6 at Little Turtle Pond, crews will remove an old dock and replace it with large sandstone rocks. The pond will remain open for fishing during this work.

• The neighborhood connector trail at Albemarle Avenue is closed as we evaluate its alignment.

• Crews will be cutting trees along Sand Run Parkway this winter. Most of them are ash trees (and will be removed because of the emerald ash borer). Other work is seasonal pruning.

• Habitat Enhancement: Weather depending, brush will be cleared from about 11 acres starting February 25 in an area near Pheasant Run Trail. The clearing will promote a favorable habitat for a variety of species, including the American woodcock. This type of habitat management is routinely performed at Silver Creek and has included a combination of mowing, brush hogging, and prescribed fire. 

Help from All Ages
Metro Parks has more than 400 active volunteers, ranging in age from pre-school to octogenarian.

Kid Rangers
The Junior Ranger safety program teaches area kids how to be safe in the Metro Parks.