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Buttermilk Falls

Summit County, Ohio

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Summit County, Ohio
Access status
Partial guide: unmarked path past Blue Hen Falls; land manager at the falls unknown
The walk
About 3.5 miles return
Ground & access
Moderate: hills, a long stair climb and several creek crossings on rocks without bridges past Blue Hen Falls.
OhioParkQuests: Buttermilk Falls Trail (Cuyahoga Valley National Park)

Buttermilk Falls is a 15 to 20-foot falls on Spring Creek, downstream of Blue Hen Falls in the Cuyahoga Valley area. From the Boston Mill Visitor Center, cross Riverview Road to the Buckeye Trail and Blue Hen Falls Trail. Climb the stairs, cross the bridge, walk the left side of Boston Mills Road for about 1/4 mile, and cross at the marked crosswalk. Continue to a gravel path, turn right, cross a bridge and reach Blue Hen Falls. From there an unmarked path continues downstream with several creek crossings to Buttermilk Falls. Turn back at the falls: the path beyond leads to posted private property. Go Waterfalling says the path does not look official, and who manages the land at the falls is unknown.

Plan your visit

Boston Mill Visitor Center, across Riverview Road on the Buckeye Trail / Blue Hen Falls Trail to Blue Hen Falls, then an unmarked path downstream to Buttermilk Falls

OhioParkQuests gives 3.5 miles round trip with 670 feet of climb from the Boston Mill Visitor Center.

Moderate: hills, a long stair climb and several creek crossings on rocks without bridges past Blue Hen Falls.

Where to start

Boston Mill Visitor Center, 6947 Riverview Road, Peninsula. OhioParkQuests says the lot often fills by 10 am in summer.

Timing & water

Spring Creek has low flow most of the year. The falls freeze in winter.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned.

Visitor information
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Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Summit County, Ohio.

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