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Print Friendly MapThe 2.8-mile Aurora Trail runs through its namesake Aurora, Ohio.
About the Route
The trail's northern end leaves off from Trail's End Park, which offers parking and additional recreation opportunities. From here, there is little dvelopment along the whole trail route, as it cuts through open greenspaces.
Connections
At the trail's eastern end, it connects to the Headwaters Trail.
The Aurora Trail runs between E Garfield Rd. (Aurora), where parking is available, and Chamberlain Rd. (Aurora).
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The Aurora Trail is a 2.8 mile trail that runs east out of Aurora, Ohio. The Aurora Trail currently runs from East Garfield Road (OH-82) to Chamberlain Rd. The trail opened at the end of June 2025. As you head east out of Aurora you will pass by a number of residential back yards, which during the summer are well hidden by trees and plant growth along the trail. You will also pass by a beaver pond, a fairly large lake, and cross over the Aurora Branch of the Chagrin River. There are two small farms which also back up to the trail. At Chamberlin Road you reach a small industrial area dominated by the Cantex plant.
The surface of the trail is asphalt. There is a nice gravel composite berm on both sides of the trail. This 2.8 mile trail is essentially straight. When it was paved the contractor put some wiggles in the right-of-way apparently to break up the visual straight lines created by the trail. Parking can be found at either end of the trail: in Aurora, at the Paddock River Preserve at 129 Trails End or at the eastern end of the trail at 11433 Chamberlin Road.
The future of this former Cleveland and Mahoning Railroad (Norfolk Southern) rail line is bright. The city of Aurora is planning to extend this trail northwest toward Geauga Lake where they are redeveloping former Midwest Sea World property into a public park called Aurora Park at Geauga Lake. The Portage County Parks District is currently extending the trail east from Chamberlin Road to Diagonal Road in 2026 and plans to complete an off-road connection to the Headwaters Trail in Mantua, Ohio by 2029. West of the planned Aurora Park at Geauga Lake, the City of Solon, Ohio plans on creating a Headwaters Connector Trail upon its portion this abandoned rail line that will run from its central business district to the future Aurora Trail extension. When all the trail building is complete the finished trail would run from Solon to Garrettsville, Ohio.
We live not too far from this trail and like to bring our dog along for a nice walk. The trail is flat and new asphalt pavement is easy to walk. Nice local trail.
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