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Volunteers Needed for Towpath Construction in Tuscarawas County, Saturday, May 4th
Construction crews have been working to expand the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail in Tuscarawas County building an additional 2.7 miles from Zoar to Zoarville. This will make 83.7 miles of the trail completed from New Philadelphia to Cleveland, … Continue reading
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Does anyone ride the Cardinal Greenway?
Guy and I are considering riding our bicycles to Indiana to check out the Cardinal Greenway Trail. The trail, as far as I can tell, is currently in two segments. There is about 50 miles of trail that travels form … Continue reading
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Getting Started Bicycle Touring: Rain Gear and Ponchos
With a quick search on the internet you will find that you could spend hundreds of dollars on a jacket for bicycling in the rain. They probably work great. You could get Gore-Tex, Supplex or a wide variety of high … Continue reading
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Getting Started Bicycle Touring: How to pack for a bicycle tour, says the girl
Women always ask me how do I get along for weeks on the bicycle with not much room for clothes. This is definitely a case where less is more. I have learned that the less you have, the less you … Continue reading
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A Perfect Meeting at the fork in the Ohio to Erie Trail
There is a fun 1/8 mile loop dee lou fork in the trail in the Ohio and Erie Canal Metroparks near the Harvard Road trail head. This is where we found Captain Blue just as he was wondering which way … Continue reading
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April 17th Spring Training Ride
This afternoon the weather seemed nice at around 50 degrees and sunny with blue sky. Surprise we ditched our laptops and hopped on our bikes. Lucky for us. We headed over to the Rocky River Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks. … Continue reading
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Cleveland Bridge Construction Update Spring 2013
UPDATE May 11. 2013 the West 3rd Street Bridge is now open. Doesn’t matter. West 14th Street through Tremont is the best way to go. The official route of the Ohio to Erie Trail remains blocked due to the West … Continue reading
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Andy has boots, no bike
A few weeks ago Guy and I got a call from Andy asking us for information on the Ohio to Erie Trail. He was keenly interested in information on route finding and mileage as he was planning to hike the … Continue reading
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Biking and typos
Who could have guessed that riding a bike could lead to problems with typographical errors. Jody, an igotabike subscriber, pointed out that the word Olentangy was misspelled on our website. The maps for the route through Columbus that follow the … Continue reading
New information on The Ohio To Erie Trail through Columbus
Trail descriptions, a map, and way-finding photos for both the north to south, and the south to north route through Columbus have been posted on the trail maps page. Thanks to all who motivated me to add the south to … Continue reading
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