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Print Friendly MapThe Solon to Chagrin Falls Trail is a developing multiuse rail-trail that will connect the city of Solon and the village of Chagrin Falls. Currently the trail runs 1.6 miles between Pine Street and Chagrin River Road in Chagrin Falls.
About the Route
From its northeast end on Pine Street, the trail heads southwest through a wooded corridor. There are several road crossings, providing easy access to the surrounding residential neighborhoods and local businesses.
The trail is paved between Pine Street and Rocker Avenue. Continuing southwest towards Bentleyville and Solon, the trail surface is gravel and grass. The southwest end of the trail is on Chagrin River Road.
This open section of trail is maintained and managed by Cleveland Metroparks.
The Solon section of the trail is under construction. Following a former Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad Company corridor, the trail will run between Som Center Road and the city boundary near the Deer Run cul-de-sac. The entire off-route will be paved, 10ft wide, and ADA accessible.
Cleveland Metroparks will complete 1500ft section of trail between the Solon city boundary and Chagrin River Road to create a continuous route.
The Solon to Chagrin Falls Trail runs between Pine St (Chagrin Falls) and Chagrin River Rd (Chagrin Falls).
There is no designated parking available along the trail.
The Solon to Chagrin Falls Trail is a trail being developed between these two communities in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The trail is being developed by the Cleveland Metroparks over a former Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad corridor. Currently, the trail consists of two separate segments: the Solon section and the Chagrin Falls section. What separates them is the Aurora Branch of the Chagrin River. The 1500 foot gap through the Chagrin River floodplain needs to be bridged in order to connect these two sections.
The Solon section opened in October of 2025. It runs eastward from SOM Center Road (OH-91), passing under US-422, crossing Liberty Road and descends into the Chagrin River floodplain between the Dear Run and Glasgow Lane cul-de-sacs. This portion of the trail is a 10 foot wide, paved trail.
The Chagrin Falls section had been open and maintained by the Cleveland Metroparks for quite some time. It starts at Pine Street near the Greenville Inn and heads southwest through the Chagrin Falls Park Community and Bentleyville. It is paved from Pine Street to Rocker Avenue, then changes to gravel and/or grass surface. At South Franklin Street you will find a trail connection to the Geauga County Park District’s Holbrook Hollows Park and access to nearby Franklin Marsh. The Chagrin Falls section of the trail currently ends at Chagrin River Road. Beyond Chagrin River Road you enter into the Chagrin River floodplain gap.
Once Cleveland Metroparks constructs a bridge through the floodplain the two trail segments will be connected. Hopefully, at that point the Chagrin section of the trail will also be paved in its entirety. Deer, birds and other wildlife can be found in abundance between Solon's Liberty Road and Chagrin's South Franklin Street as this area does not have much residential or commercial development.
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