Welcome to the
North Coast Inland Trail
The North Coast Inland Trail is also known as the skinniest park in the Lorain County Metro Parks system. The trail is open to non-motorized traffic of all kinds (except skateboards), including walkers, runners, bicyclers, in-line skaters and cross-country skiers. The trail’s long 13 miles straight-aways pass through a variety of countryside including farm, field and forest, and numerous intersections serve as convenient places to jump on or off the trail. So grab your bike, in-line skates or cross-country skis and check it out and hunt the caches.
All the Geocaches along the trail are within about 30’ of the blacktop and should be winter friendly. There is no need to venture past the tree line off the trail or onto private property. Please be considerate.
These Geocaches are not intended to be hard and are hidden in a similar manner. The hints and terrain ratings should help you in your hunt. If you have given a good searched and are convinced the cache is not there, you have our permission to place a container and claim the smiley. Also, if the logs are full or wet, please add a piece of paper and note it in your log. We will fix the problem and this will keep the trail fun for the next cachers.
Keep in mind there is poison ivy along the trail and though we tried to stay away from it, please use caution if it has grown close to the caches.
There are several parking areas along the trail to start you hike or ride your bike. Here are a few:
Kipton N41 16.038 Oberlin N41 17.090
W082 18.230 W082 13.091
Elyria N41 21.829 Bur Oak N41 24.763
W082 07.117 W082 06.092
Days Dam N41 26.527 Colorado Ave N41 27.593
W82 06.384 W082 06.747
The trail is open from dawn to dusk--No night caching--Please observe all Park rules.
North Coast Inland Trail Map
Geocaching in Lorain County Metro Park District