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Alerts
Updated May 14, 2012. For more information, call the administrative offices at 330-867-5511, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Multi-purpose Trails
Bike & Hike Trail:
- The new, expanded lot at Brandywine Falls is open. The new ODOT bridge over I-271 will be placed in June 2012.
Towpath Trail:
- Van Buren Road, between Eastern and Vanderhoof roads, will be closed for 180 days beginning April 16 as a bridge is replaced over the Tuscarawas River. Detours will be posted, but allow for extra time if traveling to the towpath in southern Summit County. (Note: This is not a Metro Parks project.)
Metro Parks
Firestone Metro Park:
- ODOT is closing I-277 Monday, April 23, between I-76 and I-77. You may need to find an alternate route to Firestone Metro Park. Detours are listed here: http://bit.ly/Jeb1nd.
Gorge Metro Park:
- The upper section of Gorge Trail, 100 yards past Mary Campbell Cave, is closed. Trail users are being re-routed until a permanent solution can be identified.
- The neighborhood connector trail at Albemarle Avenue is temporarily closed as we evaluate its alignment.
Hampton Hills Metro Park:
- One of the bridges on Adam Run Trail is closed, and there is no way around the bridge. In the short-term, the shortened trail is an out-and-back trek.
Liberty Park:
- Glacier Cave is temporarily closed due to the presence of white-nose syndrome in the bat population at Liberty Park.
Sand Run Metro Park:
- Mingo Trail is closed just west of Shady Hollow Pavilion because of serious erosion. The damage has wiped out an entire section, and the drop-off is about three feet deep. The Sand Run park manager closed the trail January 24, 2012. Hikers can still walk in, but will have to turn around and hike out at the closure.
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Species of Concern
The Metro Parks are home to the federally threatened northern monkshood and the federally endangered Indiana bat.
Kid Rangers
The Junior Ranger safety program teaches area kids how to be safe in the Metro Parks.
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