Benefits of Trails
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail: Trail User Spending Impact Study
The Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a developing 101-mile trail that connects dozens of Northeast Ohio communities. With 87 miles on the ground, this trail is an important economic asset in the region and a critical link in the Cleveland to Pittsburgh corridor, part of the Industrial Heartland Trails Coalition’s 1,500-miles-plus regional trail network vision. A 2017 study of the trail’s users, led by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy and the Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition, highlights the impact and the unlocked potential of direct trail-user spending on the region.
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