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South Chagrin Reservation
Managed by Cleveland Metroparks
749 acres4 mi of trail
Bridle TrailBuckeye Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Outdoors · Solon
Solon, OH parks, trails & bike paths
About 10% of Solon is conserved land, roughly 1,335 acres. There are about 18 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in South Chagrin Reservation (4 mi) and Solon Woods State Nature Preserve (0.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Solon, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Solon outdoors
Conserved land
10%
1,335 of 12,998 acres
Trails
18 mi
0.9 mi per sq mi · 15 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
11
56 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
26.3 mi
11.0 mi lanes · 15.3 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
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Solon Woods State Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
142 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
3
Solon Community Park
Park
79 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Signature II Pool
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 11 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 11 parks & preserves
South Chagrin Reservation749 acres · 4 mi of trail · Cleveland Metroparks
Solon Woods State Nature Preserve142 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Solon Community Park79 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
LIberty Hill Community Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Memorial Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Signature II Pool9 acres
Lewis Park2 acres
St. Rita's Park2 acres
Portage Park1 acres
Solon Park Apt.s Park1 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Solon
Showing 1–10 of 12 playgrounds
Play Day CafeFee
Safety TownIn Solon Community Park
School Playground
Solon Community Park PlaygroundsIn Solon Community Park
Unnamed playground in St. Rita's Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Solon Park Apt.s Park
Unnamed playground in Solon Community Park
Unnamed playground in Thornbury Park
Trails
Named trails
Horses 3.2 miUnpaved 3.9 mi
- Bridle Trail2.2 mi
- Buckeye Trail0.8 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Briar Hill LakereservoirKerem LakelakeMeadow LakelakeNeptune LakelakeNorth Hill PondpondShadow Lakepond
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,335 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 77 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes11.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths15.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis14
- Baseball13
- Football5
- Basketball4
- Soccer4
- Pickleball2
- Volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Solon
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Private Park 681 acLocal Park 539 acUnknown Easement 109 acLocal Recreation Area 52 ac
Access
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Pines Golf ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 303 | Open |
| Bedford ReservationLocal Park | Town or city | 269 | Restricted |
| Hawthorne Valley Country ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 214 | Open |
| South Chagrin ReservatonLocal Park | County | 166 | Open |
| Grantwood Golf CoursePrivate Park | Private owners | 163 | Open |
| Solon Community Park & Solon Community CenterLocal Park | Town or city | 79 | Open |
| Vacant MunicipalLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 52 | Open |
| GreenspaceLocal Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Portage ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Memorial CannonWar memorial
St. Rita's StatueMonument
WW2 MemorialIn Memorial Park · War memorial
War Memorial GazeboIn Memorial Park · War memorial
Mount Hope CemeteryCemetery
Mount Olive CemeteryCemetery
Roselawn CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Solon and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solon | 10.3% | 17.6 mi | 11 |
| Glenwillow | 5.8% | 0.4 mi | 4 |
| Bentleyville | 39.2% | 13.6 mi | 2 |
| Moreland Hills | 19.4% | 14.4 mi | 2 |
| Reminderville | 36.3% | 1.1 mi | 2 |
| Bedford Heights | 6.4% | 2.2 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Solon's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.