Towpath Mounds Is A Cleveland Park That's Also A Unique Work Of Art
By Nikki Rhoades|Published November 09, 2021
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Nikki Rhoades
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Nikki is a lifelong Ohioan with a love for literature. She holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Akron and has enjoyed publishing her written work since 2007. She has a love of travel and does so frequently, though she believes that home is where the heart is — she continues to work in and around Cleveland as a digital content specialist to this day, working on everything from commercial scripts and social media posts to grassroots marketing initiatives.
Our landscape here in Cleveland is breathtakingly beautiful, but we locals have grown somewhat immune to its beauty. We see it every day, and as a result, we no longer take a moment to pause and admire some of the most simple elements. Today we’re going to visit an unusual park in Cleveland that will, without a doubt, make you pause and do a double-take. Take a look:
Welcome to Towpath Mounds, one of the most interesting parks on the Towpath Trail.
The park, aptly named for the artistic volcano-like mounds that decorate it, was designed by the Environmental Design Group with assistance from engineering group Michael Baker International.
These groups are both local, with the designers hailing from Akron and the engineers from Cleveland. The designers for this project are also the great minds behind the Lakewood Solstice Steps, which locals and tourists alike adore.
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The very highest of the mounds provides gorgeous landscape views, from the Steelyard to Downtown.
The area was officially unveiled in 2020, and locals have found it to be a unique hiking destination. Before its reveal, this land was empty and bland... and now look at it!
The mounds are artistic elements amidst this busy landscape, but they're also unique features that visitors can interact with. You can actually climb the mounds, as the foot trails pictured here show, to get a stunning view of the local landscape.
The Towpath Trail follows the course of an old canal, and the trail spans more than 100 miles in total. Historic elements hide in plain sight along this path, but new features like these mounds are popping up all the time. As improvements are made and more hikers discover this unique route, it is bound to become known as one of the best trails in Ohio.
