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Welcome to the Ohio and Erie Canalway. Celebrating the first 110 miles of the canal that helped Ohio and our nation grow.

Welcome to the Ohio and Erie Canalway. Celebrating the first 110 miles of the canal that helped Ohio and our nation grow.

A National Heritage Area

The Ohio & Erie Canalway is a National Heritage Area – designated by Congress in 1996 – to help preserve and celebrate the rails, trails, landscapes, towns and sites that grew up along the first 110 miles of the canal that helped Ohio and our nation grow.  Tell me more...

110 miles.
Endless Possibilities.

Welcome to Winter in the Canalway!
Photo Credit: Ken Robinson_A Warthers View Welcome to Winter in the Canalway!

The views may be changing, but there are still great adventures to be had in the Canalway. Enjoy the moments!

We’re so glad you’re here
We’re so glad you’re here

The Ohio & Erie Canalway is one of 49 National Heritage Areas in the United States. Our focus since 1996 - preserving our canal-era past & celebrating the world it helped create.

Bike Aboard! Through October 31st!
Bike Aboard! Through October 31st!

Bicyclists on the Towpath Trail can “Bike the Trail” one way and “Ride the Scenic Rail” the other. Available along the Scenic Rail route through the National Park.

Journey to the past...
Journey to the past...

Take a ride into our history - on the St. Helena III - a working canal boat in picturesque Canal Fulton. Enjoy regular trips led by historic figures or try specialty cruises.

All Aboard!
All Aboard!

Watch the Ohio & Erie Canalway unfold from a seat aboard the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad - named one of the “Top 10” excursion railways in the USA, five years running.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Cuyahoga Valley National Park ranks among our country’s “Top 10” most visited National Parks. Located in the Canalway’s northern sections - it’s a great part of any Canalway visit.

Welcome to Winter in the Canalway! We’re so glad you’re here Bike Aboard! Through October 31st! Journey to the past... All Aboard! Cuyahoga Valley National Park Selected

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Let us help you put together the perfect Ohio & Erie Canalway experience. You can Map It!, select specific activities and/or sections or you can view our Canalway Samplers.

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