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template: byway.jade
id: "10501"
name: "Ohio & Erie Canalway"
distance: "110"
duration: Allow 4.5 hours to drive the byway or a few days to enjoy it.
description: "The Ohio & Erie Canalway is a place to actively explore and experience the stories of our past, present, and future on trails, trains, and scenic byways, in canal towns and ethnic neighborhoods, along working rivers and great lakes, within industrial landscapes and vibrant natural areas."
contact: "**Ohio and Erie Canal Association**  \r\n 216-520-1825  \r\n [Send E-mail](mailto:jeff_winstel@nps.gov )  \r\n\r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.visitakron-summit.org/"
    name: Akron
  - url: "http://www.positivelycleveland.com/"
    name: Cleveland
  - url: "http://www.nps.gov/cuva/"
    name: Cuyahoga Valley National Park
  - url: "http://www.ohiobyways.com/CanalWay/CanalWayOhio.htm"
    name: "Ohio Byway Program - CanalWay Ohio Scenic Byway"
  - url: "http://www.ohioanderiecanalway.com/"
    name: "Ohio & Erie Canalway"
designations: 
  - National Scenic Byway
  - Ohio State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - OH
ll: 
  - -81.63214900007614
  - 41.414149999722895
bounds: 
  - - -81.70832800033679
    - 40.450007999669594
  - - -81.37194799960037
    - 41.50130799996441

---

The Ohio & Erie Canalway is a place to actively explore and experience the stories of our past, present, and future on trails, trains, and scenic byways, in canal towns and ethnic neighborhoods, along working rivers and great lakes, within industrial landscapes and vibrant natural areas.