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Cleveland

OH · 41.5045, -81.6906

Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, Ohio & Erie Canalway and North Ridge Scenic Byway are 3 of 4 signed byways within 30 miles of Cleveland, Ohio.

Cleveland is named after Moses Cleaveland, a veteran of the American War of Independence and distant relative of U.S. President Grover Cleveland, who surveyed the area and founded the city in 1796.
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4 scenic drives near Cleveland

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Cleveland. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.

  1. 01

    Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail

    National Scenic Byway · starts in town

  2. 02

    Ohio & Erie Canalway

    National Scenic Byway · starts in town

    Runs through Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

  3. 03

    North Ridge Scenic Byway

    State scenic byway · 15 mi out

  4. 04

    Heritage Corridors of Bath

    State scenic byway · 22 mi out

    Runs through Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Day-trip loops

Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.

Loop 2 · 8 h window · 187 mi

7 h 20 loop · 11 stops · back by 7:20 PM. Incorporates Ohio & Erie Canalway.

  1. Sokolowski's Overlook · 15 min
  2. John F. Kennedy and Veterans Memorial · 30 min
  3. Grandpa's Cheesebarn · 10 min
  4. North Milan Hill · 15 min
  5. Iron Dragon · 10 min
  6. Millennium Force · 10 min
  7. Maverick · 10 min
  8. Blue Streak · 10 min
  9. Midway Carousel · 10 min
  10. Lorain Rest Area · 30 min
  11. Triple L Eccentric Gyratory III · 30 min

Touches Ohio & Erie Canalway, Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, North Ridge Scenic Byway

How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Cleveland?

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Cleveland: 4 h, 65 miles, 5 stops; and 8 h, 187 miles, 11 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

What is there to stop at on a day trip from Cleveland?

The 8 h loop stops at Sokolowski's Overlook, John F. Kennedy and Veterans Memorial, Grandpa's Cheesebarn, North Milan Hill, Iron Dragon, Millennium Force, Maverick, Blue Streak, Midway Carousel, Lorain Rest Area and Triple L Eccentric Gyratory III. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

National parks

Lookouts

Named places

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