The last time we were in Delaware we were so busy working at John and Jackie’s that we didn’t do any bike rides. But the area around Columbus has a lot of wonderful trails so we set aside some time this week to ride. We started with the Heart of Ohio Trail that runs from …
From Bike Trails
Muskingum County and Great Guernsey Trail
Two of the very nice, but shorter bike trails in the area are the Muskingum County Trail and the Great Guernsey Trail. The Muskingum County Trail runs through the Muskingum Valley south of Dresden. It is only four miles long, but is a very pretty trail. There are nice trailheads at either end of the …
The Panhandle Trail
Today is the most beautiful day in Zanesville. It is September cool and clear with low humidity. It doesn’t get any better than this for me – unless it was yesterday! Yesterday was pretty much exactly the same. A great day to ride and so we set off to Newark to ride the Panhandle Trail. …
The Sippo Valley Trail
We have been enjoying rain almost every day, which makes us more thankful than ever that we don’t have a yard to mow. Saturday we scheduled a bike ride with our friends Sandy and Eric Shaw. We got to their house at 10 and the radar showed a certainty of rain within the next couple …
Holmes County Trail
After the short ride on Sunday, Tom and I decided to take a longer ride on Monday, so we headed south to the Holmes County Trail. Holmes County has the largest population of Amish anywhere in the world – 42% of the population are Amish, with the Amish expected to become the majority before the …
Maple Highlands Trail
On Sunday Tom and I decided to ride the Maple Highlands Trail in Chardon. Even though it is a drive from Akron, it sounded like a really nice trail. The Maple Highlands Trail runs north and south of Chardon but the descriptions make it sound like it goes to Middlefield. If it does, you have …
The Towpath Trail North
Yesterday was such a beautiful day – sunny, no humidity, and about 70 degrees – that Tom and I decided to take a longer bike ride on the Towpath Trail. We loaded up the bike and our gear and headed to downtown Akron. We parked at the Cascade Locks trail head and headed north. We …
County Line Bike Trail
A few days ago Tom and I decided to ride the County Line Bike Trail, a sweet 6 mile trail between Creston and Rittman Ohio. Creston and Rittman are small towns close to Akron – and the even smaller town of Sterling is in the middle of the trail. We started in Creston and rode …
Bike and Hike Trail
Sunday afternoon we finished the rides for the Summit Metro Parks Bike Spree (see previous post). We finished with two sections of the Bike and Hike Trail, one of the oldest “rails to trails” in the US. The Bike and Hike Trail runs for 34 miles following the course of the old Akron, Bedford, and …
Towpath Trail
Over the weekend Tom and I decided to do the 2014 Summit Metro Parks Biking Spree. We have done the Fall Hiking Spree for years but this was our first time for the Biking Spree (I think this is just the second year it has been offered). The idea is to ride five of the …