Welcome to the 2025 Trail Challenge! Complete 10 trails in 10 different Cleveland Metroparks reservations between March 1 – June 30. You can complete these trails on your own, or by joining any of the 16 staff-led Trail Challenge programs. Explore new trails, move to better health, discover the wonders of nature, and earn a prize!
PARTICIPATION
Complete 10 of the designated trails by any legal means (bike, hike, paddle, run, skate or walk) from March 1 – June 30 to receive this year’s Trail Challenge sticker and prize.
- Sign up here starting March 1, 2025.
- Download the 2025 Trail Challenge Route Sheet .
- Complete at least 10 of the designated trails and earn a one-of-a-kind Trail Challenge sticker and prize!
- Complete these trails on your own, or by attending a staff-led program.
- Track your progress on paper by checking off your completed trails on the Route Sheet, or track it digitally in the Cleveland Metroparks App starting March 1st.
- When you have completed 10 of the designated trails, visit any of the five Nature Centers to collect your sticker and prize! 2025 Trail Challenge prizes are available June 7 - July 31 (while supplies last).
New for 2025!
- The 2025 Trail Challenge will launch on March 1 and run through June 30. Complete 10 of the designated trails on your own, or by attending a staff-led program:
- March 1: Documentary Screening of Meandering Thru
- March 11: Hike & Hot Drinks
- March 17: Recreation Group Hike
- March 23: One Trail Twelve Times
- April 5: Warm Beverage and a Walk
- April 12: Hike Around the Pond
- April 12: Full Moon Walk
- April 21: Roaming for Raptors
- May 3: Edgewater Walk Through Time
- May 4: Hike to Berea Falls
- May 7: Mindfulness Hike
- May 12: Whipp's Ledges Walk-About
- May 18: Mushroom Hike
- May 31: Wildlife Stroll
- June 3: Topography Trek
- June 12: Kayak Wallace Lake
- A complete list of the staff-led program can be downloaded here . Visit the program webpage for full details and to register. *Registration may be required for some programs.
- Prize redemption starts June 7 (National Trails Day) through July 31.
TRAIL TRACKING
Track your progress on paper by downloading the 2025 Trail Challenge Route Sheet , or digitally in the Cleveland Metroparks App.
- For paper tracking, download the 2025 Trail Challenge Route Sheet and simply check-off the trails that you’ve completed on the Route Sheet.
- Download the Cleveland Metroparks App to track your trails digitally. Once logged in, click on the My Cleveland Metroparks icon to track your progress in the Trail Challenge Badge by checking-in at the trailhead for each route.
- Online tracking for 2025 will end on June 30.
PRIZE REDEMPTION
2025 Trail Challenge prizes are available June 7 - July 31 (while supplies last).
To collect your prize, present your checked Route Sheet or show your mobile app check-ins to confirm that you completed 10 of the designated trails to one of the following locations between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., 7 days a week*:
- Brecksville Nature Center, 440-526-1012
- CanalWay Center, 216-206-1000
- North Chagrin Nature Center, 440-473-3370
- Rocky River Nature Center, 440-734-6660
- Watershed Stewardship Center, 440-887-1968
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