About
Length2.8 mi
ShapeLoop
DifficultyEasy
Elevation gain150 ft up
Typical time1 hr 30 min
TrailheadHorseshoe Pond, 2075 Major Road
SurfaceGrass and dirt
Best seasonYear round. Wildflowers in April and May, fall colour peaks mid to late October, and the falls are best after rain or in a hard freeze.
DogsLeashed / limited stretches
What you'll see 🌼 Wildflowers🦌 Wildlife

The area around Horseshoe Pond was once part of the Bishop Farm , which operates today as Heritage Farms. Since the 1840s, each generation of the family has sold different agricultural products to meet changing market demands. At first, the Bishops raised milking cows. Later, they replaced the dairy herd with beef cattle. By 1955, the family had switched to growing Christmas trees. Theirs was one of several tree nurseries in Cuyahoga Valley. Sometime in the late 1900s, the Bishops built a farm pond in an unusual shape, giving this place its current name. Start at the trailhead bulletin board in the parking lot. The Tree Farm Trail is a 2.8-mile loop through old fields and returning forests. If you head this way, look for signs of fencerows and planted rows of evergreens. This trail is a great choice for hiking , cross-country skiing , and birdwatching . The relatively flat surface is unpaved. Be warned that it can get muddy in spring or after heavy rain. A short, paved trail leads to the wheelchair-accessible fishing pier at Horseshoe Pond. A boardwalk winds around to a simple picnic shelter . The incline on that route might challenge some manual wheelchair users. Visit our fishing page for current regulations and consumption advisories.

Tips
A living lesson in natural succession - the rows of planted spruce are visibly losing to native hardwoods. Horseshoe Pond itself is on the Lake Erie Birding Trail.
Location

Horseshoe Pond, 2075 Major Road

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