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Medina

Photo of the Medina Section of the Buckeye Trail in Ohio. Photo by Nancy Shepard.
Miles
Miles: 55.9 total miles / 19.4 off-road miles (34.7%)
Section supervisor
Patrick Hayes
Contact
medina@buckeyetrail.org
Paper map publication date
January 2017
Chapter
Lake Plains Chapter
Counties
Lorain, Medina, Summit, Cuyahoga
Abutting Sections
Norwalk, Akron, Bedford
Trail alerts and map updates
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Page last updated
Mar 14, 2026

What to expect

This section begins south of Wellington on state Route 58 at Findley State Park and proceeds on footpath through the park. While much of the trail that follows lies on roads in a relatively flat, rural landscape, the trail crosses Spencer Lake on a causeway within Spencer Lake Wildlife Area, passes by Letha House Park, follows the Lester Rail Trail, enters the city of Medina, and goes around Medina Public Square. Before exiting the city, the trail follows the Champion Creek Trail and crosses Lake Medina Park.

The trail then follows rural roads through rolling countryside before entering Hinckley Reservation, where it passes close to the famous Buzzard’s Roost and climbs through the rugged Whipp’s Ledges. It continues through Richfield Heritage Preserve before ending in Brecksville Reservation, where it meets the Akron and Bedford Sections near Deer Lick Cave.

Section news

Towns and villages on the trail

Medina, Richfield, Brecksville

Points of interest

Open Trail Adopter segments

  • Points 16 to 19 (road walk)
  • Points 23 to 25 (road walk)
  • Points 27 to 28 (road walk)

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Natural features and geography

  • Flat rural farmland
  • Rolling countryside
  • Wooded parklands
  • Rock formations at Whipp’s Ledges

Nearby emergency services

In life-threatening situations, call 911 throughout the Section. For other problems, call:

County State Highway Patrol Sheriff
Cuyahoga 216.234.2096 216.443.6000
Lorain 440.365.5045 440.329.3702
Medina 330.725.4921 330.725.0028
Summit 330.433.6200 330.643.2122
Photo of the Medina Section of the Buckeye Trail. Photo by Pat Long. Photo of the Medina Section of the Buckeye Trail in Ohio. Photo by Stephanie Fuller.

Trail Alerts

Map Updates

Parking locations

  • Point 1: Findley State Park offers more than 100 parking spaces at the shelterhouse parking lot.

  • Point 6: Spencer Lake Wildlife Area, limited parking at both the east and west ends of the causeway. There are 16 parking spaces on the west end and 10 on the east end.

  • Letha House Parks East and West, which both have entrances on Richman Road, have large parking areas, with 32 parking spaces and two handicap spaces.

  • Point 10: Lester Rail Trail at Lester Rail Trailhead has 18 parking spaces and two handicap parking spaces.

  • Point 13: Roscoe Ewing Park has 15 parking spaces and one handicap space.

  • Point 14: Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital, 1000 E. Washington Street, offers parking.

  • Point 15: Lake Medina Park’s south parking area has 29 parking spots and two handicap spaces.

  • Point 16: Lake Medina Park’s north parking area has 22 parking spaces and two handicap spots.

  • Point 17: At the intersection of Remsen and Myers roads, at the closest parking lot to Myers Road, there is a lot with 34 parking spaces and two handicap spots.

  • Point 19: Hinckley Reservation at Kellogg Road has a picnic area with seven parking spaces.

  • Point 20: Hinckley Reservation at entrance to the Johnson Picnic Area off West Drive has 24 parking spaces and two handicap spaces.

  • Point 21: Hinckley Reservation, just before the State Road bridge over east branch of Rocky River has 10 parking spaces and 1 handicap space.

  • Point 21+: Hinckley Reservation, at the Ledges Picnic Area features 28 parking spaces and two handicap spaces.

  • Point 22: Hinckley Reservation, at Top of Ledges Picnic Area offers 60 parking spaces and five handicap spaces.

  • Point 25: Richfield Heritage Preserve, 0.1 miles east of Oviatt gate, has one parking spaces.

  • Point 26: Richfield Heritage Preserve provides a parking lot across lane from the lodge.

Camping locations

Resupply locations

  • Point 15: There is a grocery and hardware store 0.28 miles east on south side of state Route 18.

  • Point 26: There is a grocery store located 330 feet northwest of the Broadview Road entrance to the Richfield Heritage Preserve.

  • While hiking through Medina, there are many restaurants in the area. There are a few convenience stores and gas stations right along the trail.

Section resources

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