The Gorge @ Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

This is not a major waterfall but worth visiting if you are in the area after you have visited some of the more interesting falls to the north in the Cuyahoga Valley National park area. The city of Cuyahoga Falls is located at the southernmost point of the Cuyahoga River. The river begins its journey roughly 40 miles to the north. The 100 mile long river ends in Lake Erie roughly 30 miles from where it started.

The dam and remnants of Big Falls are located in Gorge Metropark just a mile south of the Little Falls. Here the trails follow the edge of the gorge and lead to a lookout of the dam. The Glens trail starts at Gorge Metropark and follows the river upstream. It's a fun day trip, for the family or just a place to get away. The trails are very rough, and rocky, but the caves once occupied by the Iroquois natives is well worth seeing. . Native Americans called this winding water "Cuyahoga," which means "crooked river" in the Iroquois language.

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the gorge has trails even farther west than the observation deck just below the dam. the river and upper trails run almost to the high level arch bridge, hook to each other near the bridge. its a great hiking loop and mostly even, but with some rugged parts. the river trail is my favorite. when we were young my older brothers would run along the river trail, keeping an eye on me and my friends rafting and swimming down below. fun times.