New Ohio eBird Hot Spot

Furnace Run Metro Park—Brushwood area
Richfield, Ohio
Summit County

Coordinates: 41.268, -81.639 (paste into a Google search or the eBird
mapping tool)

Furnace Run Metro Park features a small sledding hill and trails for hiking
and cross-country skiing. Anglers can drop a line in Brushwood Lake for
bass, bluegill, catfish and perch. Brushwood Pavilion, a converted 1930s
bath house, can be reserved for parties, meetings and other gatherings. 
There are two wooded trails, Old Mill (1 mile) and Rock Creek (1.2 miles). 

The 890-acre Furnace Run Metro Park began in 1929 when the family of Charles
Francis Brush Jr. donated 272 acres to Metro Parks. Much of the park was
developed by work relief crews during the 1930s. Brushwood Lake, a
once-popular swimming spot before erosion and sedimentation forced its
closing in 1956, was created by diverting the natural flow of the Furnace Run.

For more information on Furnace Run Metro Park visit:
http://www.summitmetroparks.org/ParksAndTrails/FurnaceRun.aspx

You can download a map of Furnace Run:
http://www.summitmetroparks.org/App_Themes/MetroParks/images/fall/parks/trail_maps/FR.pdf

Ken Ostermiller 
eBird Hot Spot reviewer for Ohio

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