Start

Veterans Memorial Park

32756 Lake Road

Avon Lake

OH 44012

Free parking at both Start and Finish

Launch site can be hazardous particularly in larger conditions with prevailing swell from the west to northwest

Launching from veterans memorial is best accomplished in the beach area immediately to the right of the boat crane equipment

The north-south oriented rock walls provide some cover but you will immediately paddle into oncoming shore break and large sets depending on wind speed and direction

It is best to paddle at around 1 mile northbound off-shore to clear Avon point

There is no reprieve if you surf to the right and end up too close to shore

Aim no further right than downtown Cleveland (you will see the sky scrapers)

Once you start, the shoreline for the first mile or two is rocky/cliff /private property

Finish

Edgewater Beach (Lower lot/Eastern beach)

County Park end (West)

Run Length

27 km

Shuttle Length

31 km

Weather & More

The wave direction likes to clock further south than the direction of the wind given the effects from the shoreline

The further north you start, the more eastbound the swell will travel

Once you clear Avon point, the shoreline drops away south and if you have surfed towards the Cleveland skyline (or left of it) you will end up 2-3 miles off shore

Wave size builds offshore and typically moves about ten degrees offset to the right of wind direction

Contributor

Shane Petersen