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Otetnews57 Spring 2018 CLEVELAND Peninsula AKRON Dalton Canal Fulton Apple Creek Massillon Glenmont Millersburg Mount Vernon Killbuck Danville Galena Centerburg Westerville South London Charleston COLUMBUS Georgesville Xenia Cedarville Corwin Spring Valley Photo Credit: Adam Cairns Loveland Morrow CINCINNATI Milford Ohio to Erie Trail Spring 2018 Newsletter #57 More Trail Miles and Amenities for OTET Knox County will be repaving from Bridge of The trail connector along Camp Chase between Sul- Dreams to the Holmes County Line. The parking lot livant Ave and Georgesville Road is currently under area will also be improved to make it ADA compliant construction and expected to be finished in the next handicap vehicle/van accessible. Three new way- few months. This will eliminate the one mile roadway marking signs have been added along the HOOT along Industrial Mile Rd. (Heart of Ohio Trail) segment. Additionally, the new Battelle Darby Creek Metro The City of Columbus opened the new Wilson Road Park connector in Franklin County is expected to Park trailhead last year along the Camp Chase be finished by Fall of 2018. Metro Parks will extend segment in Franklin County. The trailhead, shown and pave the Indian Ridge Trail within the park which below, includes shelter, drinking water, a tool kiosk, replaces the segment where bicyclists currently ride and restrooms. on the park road. Rails to Trails of Wayne County and City of Orrville has received $500,000 of Clean Ohio Trail funding to build a 2.4 mile trail between Orville and Marshallville. OTETF has pledged $15,000 towards this new section which, once connected, will become part of the OTET. Funding is still needed for last 673 yards (at $260 per yard) of the project. Glenmont’s trailhead will be complete with a shelter, picnic tables and restrooms this year. The OTETF board recently approved a new waymarking The Wilson Road Park trailhead sign at this location. (continued on page 3) www.ohiotoerietrail.org facebook.com/OhiotoErie Spring/Summer 2018 Newsletter #57 Cycle in Style New Mileage Marker Signs The official OTET t-shirt at strategic points along 1 South & West North & East 1 OHIO Route 1. New signs will has arrived. The shirt is OHIO Ohio to Erie Trail Ohio to Erie Trail Ohio to Erie Ohio to Erie Trail Ohio to Erie OHIO OHIO Little Miami Trail Little Miami Trail Little Miami Trail Little Miami Trail go up in Galena at the 4.3 oz. 60% combed ring- OHIO Beechmont Little Miami Trail 4.2 mi Milford Levy (end of Trail) spun cotton/40% poly- OHIO end of the Galena Brick Mariemont Ohio to Erie Trail 2 mi 3.2 mi Lunken Airport Miamiville Trail in the parking lot; ester and fits true to size. & Ohio River OHIO To order: www.ohiotoeri- Trail Ohio to Erie Trail 6.7 mi 9.2 mi three signs along the Downtown OHIO Loveland Cincinnati Ohio to Erie Trail etrailshop.com. All Services 12 mi 12 mi Heart of Ohio Trail in Trail maintained by Great Parks of Hamilton County Trail maintained by Great Parks of Hamilton County Knox County includ- ing Centerburg and Mount Vernon; and one The OTETF Board sign in Avoca Park of approved the expendi- Great Parks of Hamilton ture of $8,000 to add County. All five signs will Don’t forget about our five new marking signs be installed before spring. jerseys and stickers avail- able in the shop too! New OTET Trail uring Guide Map Legend To Ohio to Erie1 OTET Trail ( OTE www.ohiotoerietrail.org/ T) Other Bike 3 Trail Ohio to Erie Approx. M Trail on Road ileage Bridge Street or Road Horses Permitted Interstate H ighwa y River or Creek City , County Nationa , State or l Par shop. Guides Available k Urban Service Symbol Area s BIKE SHOP occupied TOILETS PARKING The Ohio to Erie Trail travels along lands formerly h WATER roug GRO CERY ST TRAI (IncludesLHEAD by railroads and canals from the Ohio River in Cincinnati, on ORE encircled services ting all GAS S TAT ) through Columbus ending at Lake Erie in Cleveland. Bikers , ION d watchers REST and hikers are able to enjoy this trail while passing th AURANT s, will have HOTEL quiet woods, lush fields, charming small towns and exci as / MOTEL The newly redesigned CAMPGROUND FULL SERVICE urban centers. Everyone who enjoys nature, bir d B (Include B encircled servicess all ent an BED & BREAKF . ) horseback riders, cross-country skiers and runner AST obile behind ICE CREAM SHOP the opportunity to explore the natural beauty of the trail PICNIC it weaves its way across Ohio. The trail holds excitem AREA EMERGENCY HI STORIC SITE adventure to anyone willing to leave the autom CARE BIK Adventure Ride Update E SELF SE RVICE The Ohio to Erie safety or fitness of Trail Fund does not make any warranty or representation as to th OTET Tour Guides, with herein for bicycle travel or other recreational use. Routes and descr al Ohioprovided as suggestions.any of the highways, roads, street tions as appropriate. South Centr ti Travelers should use caution and exercise sa Southernus Ohioto Xenia Wear a helmet when traveling by bicycle.s, paths or byways depicted Columb e Xenia to Cincinna iptions are merely fety precau SCR - complete mileage charts, SC4 As of March 1, the Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park are available for your plan- 281 DARBY CREEK DR S MAIN ST L O N D O N FS MAPLE ALKIRE RD e Roberts Pass Camp Chase 1 / OTET 103 Trail/OTET P Camp Chas 2018 Adventure Trail/OTET E 1ST ST ST GH 1 W HI 1 D R 6 5 N O 53 S L I TH T S W Y ning, available at www. A G E O R G E S V I L L E W D I W CENTER ST Ride has sold out. M OhiotoErieTrail.com for To be placed on the just $15. Become a Friend waiting list, contact of the OTET and save $5 In 2018, guides have been ohiotoerietrail@ on your Tour Guide order. mailed to 24 states. gmail.com Riders of the 2017 Adventure Ride at Sunbury’s Johnny Appleseed statue Fan Mail We love hearing from fans of the trail! Here are some nice notes we received in the past few months. page 2 Spring/Summer 2018 Newsletter #57 More Trail Miles THE 326 CLUB (con’t from page 1) The 326 Club includes more than 100 people that have cycled, hiked, or other- The Licking County wise traveled the entire length of the Ohio to Erie Trail in a single trip since Area Transportation Study 2016. If you qualify for the 326 Club, please let us know and we’ll add your (LCATS) has secured fund- name and home state to the webpage. Meet two 326 members below! ing through a District 17 NRAC (Natural Resources Assistance Council) to make public access improve- ments, including parking. Village of Galena was awarded $130,000 through a Clean Ohio Trails Fund grant to build a segment of trail on the north side of the village from Miller Name: Andy Niekamp, aka Name: Mark Looney Park to the Heathermere “Captain Blue” Subdivision. Age at time of trip: 56 Age at time of trip: 52 Great Parks of Trail Experience: 2014 North to Hamilton County has Trail Experience: 2013 South to South and 2017 South to North. received $4.3 million in North in 20 days. Along the way, I federal funding through a camped along the trail, camped in Month of Trip: 2014: May, 2017: Congestion Mitigation Air city parks and stayed with friends. September Quality grant to build the Month of Trip: April Focus: To return to my first love bridge that connects the of distance cycling after a 35-year southern terminus of The Focus: My passion is long distance competitive running career and a OTET to Lunken Trail. They hiking. I’ve backpacked over known degenerative arthritis in the will begin construction in 14,000 miles including the entire hips. I also enjoy adventure and 2019 with an anticipated Appalachian Trail end-to-end four outdoors. opening in 2021. times. Bike: Trek 520 steel frame Preservation Parks Hiking Boots: Merrell Moab trail of Delaware County running shoe (low cut, breathable) Occupation: Director of Quality will pave the trail section United Technologies Aerospace between Cherry and Walnut Occupation: Author, presenter, Landing Gear Division Streets and the Sandel adventurer and backpacking Legacy Trail in Sunbury. instructor. Retired from a career in Read about Mark’s Trip: Paving will be completed by Information Technology fall 2018. Read about adventure travel first Read about Andy’s Trip: “Captain hand as a soloist and recently in Friends of Madison Blue on the Blue Blazes - The First the OTET Fund ride with 35 other County Parks and Solo Thru-Hike of Ohio’s 1,444 other like minded travelers via“A Trails will hold a Mile Buckeye Trail” at www.buck- Path Through Ohio” available on ribbon-cutting ceremony eyetrailhiker.com. Amazon at https://amzn.to/2IUL- in London on Opening Day PIh. of the Trails, April 7 for a tuned for how these projects will recently finished segment Cuyahoga County has multi- affect the OTET route and its north- of the trail at Maple Street ple projects in the works that will ern terminus location! (near SR 665). take roadway miles off the trail in the downtown Cleveland area. Stay page 3 118 Graceland Blvd. #146 Non-Profit Organization Columbus, Ohio 43214 U.S. Postage www.ohiotoerietrail.org PAID Coumbus OH Permit 5466 Send address and email changes to: [email protected] Send telephone number changes to: 614-918-3636 #OH2ERIE Board of Directors Executive Coordinator Bill Daehler, Franklin County, Lisa Daris President Chris Haydocy, Franklin County, Advisory Board Vice President William Baker, Holmes County Don Noble, Wayne County, Melodee Kornacker, Franklin Treasurer County Mary Plumley, Franklin County, Greg Lashutka, Franklin County This string of characters is the Secretary Tom Offut, Lake County Tom Alexander, Holmes County Charlie Ruma, Franklin County official Ohio to Erie tag used for Bruce Bailey, Franklin County Jim Schneider, Greene County James Flaherty, Delaware County Oliver Seikel, Cuyahoga County Ted Short, Wayne County Mike Groeber, Clark/Greene social media posts.
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