Little+Beaver+Creek+Greenway+Trail--Franklin+Square+Trailhead

Also, see Little Beaver Creek Greenway Trail and Little Beaver Creek Important Bird Area
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=Little Beaver Creek Greenway Trail= =Franklin Square Trailhead= Leetonia, Ohio 44431 Little Beaver Creek Greenway Trail webpage Little Beaver Creek Greenway Trail map

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Little Beaver Creek Greenway Trail--Franklin Square Trailhead
Coordinates: 40.8572207, -80.7865557 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips for birding Little Beaver Creek Greenway Trail
The eleven mile long, paved Greenway Multi-Purpose Trail goes thru marsh area on the north end, then thru open fields, then thru hemlocks, and finally thru large sycamores paralleling the Middle Fork of Little Beaver Creek. For those who want to combine birding with bicycling, this is a dream ride. Sixty species are normally recorded in a four-hour ride. Near the Franklin Square Trailhead this past late spring, an adult male, Yellow-headed Blackbird, was present for three days, a first for the county. Nests that have been found along the trail are Mute Swan, Green Heron, Pied-billed Grebe, Common Moorhen, Barred Owl, Wood Duck, Eastern Kingbird, Wild Turkey, Yellow-throated Warbler, and Spotted Sandpiper, just to name a few. About halfway along the trail is the Teegarden Covered Bridge Trailhead Area; at this location you transition from seeing and hearing Black-capped Chickadee to Carolina Chickadee. Here you easily find Belted Kingfisher, Cerulean Warbler, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, and Baltimore Oriole. Dragonflies abound here, the three inch plus Dragonhunter can sometimes be found near the parking lot in late July. From Bob Lane

About Little Beaver Creek Greenway Trail
The Little Beaver Creek Greenway Trail is about 10 years old and is becoming more popular with every year. At ten miles long with a ten-foot wide paved surface, 6 parking areas, 4 restrooms, and a picnic area at least every mile, this trail is a wonderful place to take the family as they ride, walk, or rollerblade through woodland, farmland, and wetlands. In addition, there are also two bike shops right along the trail and a number of nearby restaurants for that bite to eat before heading home or back down the trail.

The Greenway Trail is also one of the few trails available not only during the day but is also open to anyone wanting a nice night ride. From Little Beaver Creek Greenway Trail webpage

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