The weather was again perfect today for another hike (third of ten) in the Cuyahoga Challenge.
This hike was at Blue Hen Falls and included a short portion of the Buckeye Trail.
The Buckeye Trail forms a loop around the great state of Ohio with a couple of spurs that allow a hiker to start on the shore of Lake Erie and end on the banks of the Ohio River.
Over the years we've hiked a total of 10 miles or so, some of it contiguous.
I was surprised, though, just how short this particular hike was.
The trail leads down from the parking area on an old asphalt road. There's a short leg and a nice bridge and then you find yourself at the falls!
We found two varieties of Jewelweed, an orange (Impatiens capensis) and a yellow (Impatiens pallida).
Even the chipmunks and chickadees were out.
And of course, there were plenty of blue blazes!
While there was one other car at the trailhead, we didn't see any signs that anyone else was on this segment of trail.
It was a great day for a hike.
The Blue Hen Falls trail (approximately 0.5 miles) (pdf) starts at the Blue Hen Falls parking lot which is located on Boston Mills Road, west of Riverview Road (pdf) in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
