Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail - Tuscarawas County

The Tuscarawas County section of the Towpath Trail is a part of the 110-mile Ohio & Erie Canalway National Heritage Area, which extends north to Cleveland and south to New Philadelphia. It is also utilized by the Zoar Valley Trail and the Buckeye Trail. Tuscarawas and Stark Counties are joined by the Aqueduct Bridge that spans the Tuscarawas River, and our section of the trail begins there at the McDonnell Trailhead along SR 212 in Bolivar. In Bolivar, you can begin your trip along the "Canal Lands" Towpath Trail at the Ft. Laurens Museum trailhead. There, you can access nearly 6 miles of cr