Marked by “blue blazes,” The Buckeye Trail runs more than 1,400 miles around the length of the state of Ohio. The trail intersects with other popular paths, such as the Towpath Trail and others in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
In 2018, volunteers who upkeep who are part of the Buckeye Trail Association started a campaign to get it recognized nationally. The goal of the campaign is to join an elite group of trails in the country known as “national scenic trails.”
Jim “Sunny” Sunyak is the president of the Akron chapter of the Buckeye Trail Association. He was inspired to get involved in maintaining the trail after a challenging hike with his son years ago…