This 32-acre park provides access to the central section of The Maple Highlands Trail. Its name comes from the hilly terrain of Geauga County, which reaches its peak nearby; thus, the Lake Branch of the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad became known as “the mountain run.” Its free-to-use bicycle repair station was donated by the Cleveland Touring Club.
The station offers a short asphalt trail for multiple uses ranging from skiing to biking and running.
Chardon Run Way (link) – 0.36 – asphalt
Thickets here provide natural shelter for lovely songbirds and small critters.
This park itself is primarily a lawn area with a retention pond, but has “good edge habitat,” meaning it attracts a variety of nesting songbirds and small mammals sheltered by the thickets. Pines nearer the parking area give way to maples with a short venture away.
Mountain Run Station has one reservable shelter.
Chardon Rotary Shelter can host up to 75 people and offers 10 picnic tables, electrical outlets, a grill, and nearby vault-style restrooms. Its parking lot can accommodate 40 vehicles.
Guests must bring their own water for drinking and clean-up. Alcohol is only permitted in the shelter, not in the adjacent support facilities such as restrooms, activity areas, trails, parking lots or roads.
To protect the beauty of the parks, Geauga Park District encourages you to “Pack It In, Pack It Out.” Decorations are nice, but please no nails, glitter or confetti, and be sure to remove all traces of your decorations at the end of your visit.
Guests are responsible for their own shelter clean-up at the end of each reservation/event.
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