Northeast Ohio Orienteering Club

Six Days: Ten Cleveland Metroparks and Orienteering in Geauga Park District

Cleveland Metroparks 2024 Trail Challenge

Welcome to the 2024 Trail Challenge, a guest led program where you are challenged to complete 10 trails in 10 different Cleveland Metroparks reservations on your own in 2024! Explore new trails, move to better health, discover the wonders of nature, and earn a prize.

My wife and co-blogger, Julie, and I have completed the Cleveland Metroparks Trail Challenge in the past, taking most of the year to do it. This year, I decided to do something different, and complete the challenge in one week. I picked the first full week of February (5 days: February 5-9, 2024) to hike "... in 10 different Cleveland Metroparks reservations ..." In total, I hiked five days on 14 trails in ten reservations, and worked out at a gym on four of the mornings. I also ended the week on Saturday, February 10, 2024, by attending a Northeastern Ohio Orienteering Club event where they had developed a new map for the Geauga Park District's The West Woods.

What follows are some trail resources, followed by information and photos/videos from the trails I hiked. I hope this blog post encourages you to get out on our local park trails in 2024!

Cleveland Metroparks 2024 Trail Challenge

Saturday, February 10, 2024 - 2024 West Woods Classic-O

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2 of 3: Fun Father's Day Weekend: Saturday -- Service Project & The Longest Day of Play

2 of 3: Fun Father's Day Weekend: Saturday -- Service Project & The Longest Day of Play

I decided to create these three blog posts to remind me of the three days of fun I had over Father's Day Weekend. The text is the same at the beginning of all three, so I encourage you to read the tweets within the posts that tell the story of:

2 of 3: Fun Father's Day Weekend: Saturday -- Service Project & The Longest Day of Play

Read tweets below in this blog post to learn about:

  • Northeast Ohio Orienteering Club (NEOOC) service project at Richfield Heritage Preserve
    Be sure to click on the links in the tweets to learn about both of these great organizations!
  • Cleveland Metroparks  “The Longest Day of Play” at Euclid Beach
  • Cleveland United Way 2-1-1 service
  • Plastic Free Lake Erie
  • Step Forward - Ohio's designated anti-poverty agency for Cuyahoga County with early childhood education programs, adult skills training, and other services
  • Especially large waves on Lake Erie on this windy day. Be sure to view the videos of the waves.
  • Cleveland Metroparks Euclid Beach concessions serving Honey Hut Ice Cream
  • Drum circle and dancing
  • Ohio Sea Grant
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