Holden Arboretum
40 min drive
A canopy walk sixty-five feet up and a twelve-story tower with a view to Lake Erie.
Holden is one of the largest arboreta in the country, and two structures make it worth the forty-minute drive. The Murch Canopy Walk is a five-hundred-foot elevated walkway suspended sixty-five feet above the forest floor. The Kalberer Emergent Tower climbs a hundred and twenty feet (twelve stories) above the canopy, and on a clear day you can see Lake Erie from the top.
Both are seasonal, generally April through October, and the grounds are closed on Mondays. Allow an hour and a half to two hours for the walk and the tower together, and longer if you intend to see the gardens.
It is the furthest thing on this list and the one most guests are gladdest they made time for.
From the innkeepers
Thursday evenings in high summer often carry extended hours. It is the best light of the week on the tower.
Season
Canopy walk and tower April to October; closed Mondays
Good for
Half-day trips, views, gardens
Address
9550 Sperry Rd, Kirtland, OH 44094
Common questions
How high is the Holden Arboretum canopy walk?
The Murch Canopy Walk runs five hundred feet at a height of sixty-five feet above the forest floor. The neighboring Kalberer Emergent Tower rises a hundred and twenty feet, about twelve storys.
Are the canopy walk and tower open all year?
No. They run seasonally, broadly April through October, and the arboretum is closed on Mondays.
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