Volunteer Spirit
Photo: RuggyBearLA, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 0.8 mi
- loop
- 20 ft
- climb
- 926 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Jun–Oct
- best months
Is Volunteer Spirit open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. It doesn't name Volunteer Spirit, so check the source for the area it covers.
Towpath Trail between Boston and Peninsula
Park closure covering Cuyahoga Valley National Park · NPS · Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Vehicle Break-in and Theft Warning
Park alert covering Cuyahoga Valley National Park · NPS · Cuyahoga Valley National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Volunteer Spirit is a short, easy hike in Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio, managed by the National Park Service. The route is 0.75 miles long, with a low point of 897 feet and a high of 926 feet, so the climb is only about 20 feet. The steepest stretch comes early, at 0.06 miles in, with a 10% grade. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Cleveland show May highs around 68°F and September highs around 74°F, with July the warmest month at about 81°F. That station sits roughly 340 feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the hike run a little cooler. Several other trails start close by. Parallel Universe is about 0.1 mile away and Moore Trails! about 0.2 mile. The Friendship Trail is half a mile off, and Viaduct Park Bouldering is about 0.7 mile away.
Best time to go · Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Volunteer Spirit
Best months: June–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
35° / 24°
11 wet
Feb
37° / 25°
10 wet
Mar
45° / 31°
12 wet
Apr
57° / 41°
13 wet
May
68° / 53°
14 wet
Jun
77° / 63°
12 wet
Jul
81° / 68°
10 wet
Aug
80° / 67°
10 wet
Sep
74° / 60°
10 wet
Oct
62° / 49°
12 wet
Nov
51° / 38°
12 wet
Dec
40° / 30°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cleveland Burke Ap, OH, 11.7 mi away at 584 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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