We offer BBQ grills freely for campers that would like to use a grill for cooking.

We offer loaner Smoky Joe grills for bikers and hikers to use for cooking. Charcoal isn't included but is available for sale.

Bring your best friend and hike the best dog-friendly section of the Ohio & Erie Canalway towpath trail between the Canal Lands trailhead to the Fort Laurens trailhead then through the village of Bolivar to the McDonnell Trailhead. Our Towpath Trail Peace Park primitive campsites are also dog friendly and more information is available at https://towpathtrailsnackshack.com/about/peace-park/primitive-camping

Information on everything related to the historical intersection of the Greenville Treaty Line, Ohio-Erie Canal, Towpath Trail, Ohio & Erie Canalway Scenic Byway, the Buckeye Trail, Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad, Western Union telegraph, and events within a reasonable hiking or biking distance from our corner of the towpath trail.

Book a primitive campsite at the Towpath Trail Peace Park between Bolivar and the McDonnell Trailhead using the Dyrt.

Book a primitive campsite at the Towpath Trail Peace Park between Bolivar and the McDonnell Trailhead using HipCamp.

Did you know that the Buckeye Trail is part of the Towpath Trail between Bolivar & Zoar, Ohio?

The purpose of the Association is to promote the construction, maintenance, and use of a state-wide trail system, within the State of Ohio, to be supplemented with side trails, campsites, and other facilities, so as to render accessible some of the historical and beauty spots of the Buckeye State. The trail shall be primarily a footpath, but certain portions may be designated for use by horsemen and/or other non-motorized users. Said corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes co-extensive with the purposes set forth in Section 501c(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law) including for such purposes the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under said Section.

Restaurants and businesses on the Ohio & Erie Canal towpath trail that offer great food right on the trail and or services related to hiking and biking!

Century Cycles maintains a campground campsite list of all the camping available along the Ohio - Erie Canalway Towpath Trail.

Located in Historic Downtown Bolivar, OH
Serving Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Catering All Events 7 days a Week

Step back in time and enjoy a home cooked meal. Serving the best breakfast around until 2pm all week.. We have our fresh baked bread made daily in house. Homemade features are posted daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Homemade roast beef, pulled pork, and pizza are just some of our specialties... Stop in to our establishment in this small, historical town to enjoy a casual, family atmosphere.

We make our own homemade pies here... or save some room for our Hershey's Ice Cream bar. 

Dirty Harry's famous line about "nobody, I mean nobody puts ketchup on a hot dog!"

2020 will be the 50th anniversary of Earth Day!

The countdown to Earth Day 2020 page is at https://www.earthday.org/earthday/countdown-to-2020/

The Towpath Trail Snack Shack is participating with the Ohio & Erie Canalway Adopt-A-Trail Towpath Trail program and also the Ohio Department of Transportation Adopt-A-Highway program. The two programs are independant of each other and both require waivers and a safety class to particapate. We meet the last Saturday monthly at 10 AM at the McDonnell trailhead. Upon completion of the McDonnell trailhead cleanup, we start the Rt 212 Scenic Byway cleanup and hike to the four mile marker by NAPA east of Bolivar for a total of 3 miles. Our Facebook McDonnell Trailhead Cleanup events are at URL: https://www.facebook.com/events/1535127479953809/

The Earth Day Network Facebook page is at URL: https://www.facebook.com/EarthDayNetwork/

We are now offering eGift cards via Square! Good at any event or location and never expires. Order a gift of the Towpath Trail Snack Shack for any occasion! Introduce your employees, friends and loved ones to our wild game sausage specials or our Amish country Walnut Creek brand hot dogs.

Since 1978 the Ernie's name has been synonymous with two things: riding bikes and having fun. Stop by any of our shops to find out why. And remember... Go for a ride, and everything will be OK. 

Located on the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail in Massillon, Ohio.

While we develop our Towpath Trail Snack Shack & Peace Park, we acquired a mobile unit for catering events and promoting our historic towpath trail location.

We have no events scheduled through 2020 due to COVID-19!

The Tuscarawas river is about 300 yards west of the Towpath Trail Snack Shack & Peace Park rest area at the Bolivar aqueduct McDonnell trail-head on the Stark-Tuscarawas county line.

For all the scoop on getting a license and the regulations visit the Ohio Dept of Wildlife at URL: http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/fishing/fishing-regulations/licenses

Did you know that the Snack Shack is located on both a section of the Buckeye Trail and also, the Ohio-Erie Canalways Towpath Trail? Both trails lead to the Snack Shack & Peace Park rest area!

Here's a website link to the Tuscarawas county section of the Ohio & Erie Canalway Towpath Trail: http://www.ohioanderiecanalway.com/Main/TuscarawasCountyHiking.aspx

Other Tuscarawas county Parks & Recreation Trails: http://www.co.tuscarawas.oh.us/park/hiking%20trails%20flyer.pdf

Tuscarawas County Park Department HIKING TRAILS in TUSCARAWAS COUNTY:http://www.co.tuscarawas.oh.us/Park/Canal%20Lands.pdf

Remember Sunday drives? Did you know the Towpath Trail Snack Shack is located on an Ohio Scenic Byway? We invite you to stop at our historical byway intersection where the Greenville treaty line crosses the towpath trail, Ohio Buckeye Trail, and of course, our section of Ohio & Erie Canalway National Scenic Byway!

1st bicyclist Hipcampers

Riding the Ohio-Erie Canalway Towpath Trail our first group of bicyclists decided on staying Sunday, June 29th, 2020 at the Towpath Trail Peace Park to rest up for their trip back to Akron, Ohio. Of course, our photobombing mascot Airbud had to get in the photo too. We enjoyed hosting our first group of cyclists and look forward to sharing our property with many more yet to arrive at our historic Tuscarawas county destination.

Alexa and her friend Shannon, both from Vermont, were our 1st out-of-state Hipcampers.

We enjoyed hosting our first out-of-state campers, Alexa and her friend Shannon, both school teachers from Vermont. They decided to travel from Vermont to the Michigan peninsula for a summer adventure due to the COVID-19 quarantine and school break.

Peace Park Pet Flash

We love the abundant wildlife on our property and have sighted four species of squirrel including the black, grey, fox, and flying squirrels! We've decided to name our resident black squirrel "Flash" to honor  Kent State University, it's Alumni, and of course Superintendent Larry Wooddell and retired Davey Tree employee who introduced the black squirrel to Kent State in 1961. Kent State University has a Tuscarawas County Campus so it seems fitting that we adopt the black squirrel that lives in our front yard and name her Flash! We've even bought Flash a friendly-looking squirrel feeder who shares unsalted peanuts, sunflower seeds, and corn.

The Peace Park Blog is about the park we're establishing at the intersection of the Greenville Treaty Line and the Ohio & Erie Canalway Towpath Trail between the McDonnell Trailhead and the village of Bolivar. The Greenville Peace Treaty was the first peace treaty authorized by President George Washington and our current US Congress! 2020 will be the 225th anniversary of the treaty signed on August 3 1795 by Mad Anthony Wayne and the American Indians.