About this Event
BIKATION - OHIO
- Smart-Guided Long One-way Loop Bike Tour Adventure
A smart-guided 900-mile Ohio loop - Cleveland to Coolville - Ashtabula to Xenia; Lake Erie to Ohio River; Amish to urban communities; cities to rural countrysides - using 59 trails & roads at 37 average daily miles connected by electric overnight stays - great for E and not-E bikes.
A unique, fun long-distance bike tour experience! With smart-guided technology, you can proceed at your own pace and take in the sights and sounds of this Ohio tour. The expertly designed route takes you on an in-depth journey at the speed of bike to popular landmarks and hidden gems along the way. The voice and map-guided instructions make it hard to get lost and easy to get back on course. CycleNuts tours are designed to be fun and engaging for the average cyclist. Bring your biking crew along and enjoy the ride together!
Smart-guided bikeway tours do not get much better than this. Ohio cities, towns, communities, countryside, lakes, rivers, parks, nicely designed bikeways, historical places, and memory-making spots are found all along the way - great for selfie pictures (it is, after all, a Bikation).
There are many great reasons to cycle through Ohio. This adventure gets your wheels onto the growing cycling infrastructure of this award-winning state that leads the nation in dedicated bikeway miles. Except for the starting spot, you will never see the same thing twice on this Long One-way Loop (LOL) Selfie Tour. Easily add to the adventure by detouring to explore the numerous points of interest (see the list below)
The Ohio Bikation starts where it ends, near Scioto Audubon Dog Park. Bring your furry friend on tour, if you wish. The overnight stays are partly chosen for their pet-friendly policy.
The 951-mile Smart-guided route is 36% bikeway and comes with CycleNuts' 50% downhill guarantee. Except for the rail-to-trail segments, the route follows the lay of the land, which in many areas is hilly. Your bike's gears will see use. Where bikeways are not available, roadways chosen by bike apps as bicycle-friendly will be used to connect the dots.
E-bikes are appropriate for this adventure. Daily 40-mile averages between overnight stays where batteries can be recharged fit in with ebike battery distance standards. As well, the relatively short daily mileage makes this long-distance adventure quite doable for the average not-e bike rider. However, if 40 miles daily is not doable for you, then this may not be a good tour to tackle without modifications.
Ride the smart-guided daily tour routes at your preferred comfort level. You can pace with the smart-guided pace or set your own. The advantage of this over a guided tour is that you have the tour route and will end up at the overnight stay at your leisure (unless you choose to stay elsewhere).
The route may be shaded about 50% of the way. It may rain from time to time - be prepared. Snow is not expected. Sweating is optional. You set your pace, starting time, and touring agenda on this Smart-guided tour. The route is provided in both Google Maps and Ride With GPS formats.
A short list of cities, towns, and villages:
- Kent
- Niles
- Perry
- Elyria
- Xenia
- Akron
- Dover
- Burton
- Bolivar
- Clinton
- London
- Warren
- Oberlin
- Geneva
- Navarre
- Chardon
- Coolville
- Marietta
- Caldwell
- Ravenna
- Lore City
- Massillon
- Mansfield
- Mt Gilead
- Lakewood
- Ashtabula
- The Plains
- Cleveland
- Columbus
- Cedarville
- Painesville
- Greenwich
- Chillicothe
- Nelsonville
- Jamestown
- Austinburg
- Lake Milton
- Austintown
- Cambridge
- Middlefield
- Sugarcreek
- Senecaville
- Parkersburg
- Canal Fulton
- New London
- Newton Falls
- Chagrin Falls
- Fairview Park
- North Olmsted
- Shaker Heights
- Newcomerstown
- South Charleston
- Washington Court House
Points of interest:
- Lake Erie
- Ohio River
- Alum Creek
- Rocky River
- Grand River
- Scioto River
- Chagrin Falls
- Hocking Hills
- Hocking River
- Cuyahoga River
- Ohio State Parks
- Burton Wetlands
- Ohio & Erie Canal
- Muskingum River
- Tuscarawas River
- Ohio State Forests
- Amish communities
- Zaleski State Forest
- Appalachian Plateau
- Little Kanawha River
- Wayne National Forest
- Tar Hollow State Forest
- Appalachian Mountains
- Hopewell Mound Group
- Island Belle Sternwheeler
- Rocky River Valley Metro Park
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park
- Fowler Woods State Nature Preserve
- Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park
Bikeways:
- River Trail
- AC&Y Trail
- Olentangy Trail
- Zoar Valley Trail
- Centennial Trail
- Niles Greenway
- Scioto Greenway
- Darby Creek Trail
- Prairie Grass Trail
- Summit Lake Trail
- Camp Chase Trail
- Hilltop Connector
- Newton Falls Trail
- Robert's Pass Trail
- Cable Line Rd Trail
- Richland B&O Trail
- Moonville Rail Trail
- Lake-to-Lakes Trail
- Shaker Median Trail
- Valley Parkway Trail
- Great Guernsey Trail
- Harrison Dillard Trail
- Buckhorn Creek Trail
- Canal Park Walkways
- Sippo Valley Bike Trail
- Maple Highlands Trail
- Scenic Park Loop Trail
- Sawmill Parkway Trail
- Olde Muskingum Trail
- Mineral Lake Park Trail
- Little Miami Scenic Trail
- Lower Scioto Greenway
- North Coast Inland Trail
- Ohio to Erie Trail - OTET
- Tri-County Triangle Trail
- Great American Rail Trail
- Centennial Lake Link Trail
- Presidential Parkway Trail
- Little Kanawha Connector
- Garrett Wonders Bike Trail
- Lake Metro Park Green Way
- Western Reserve Greenway
- Parkersburg Ohio River Trail
- Cleveland Lakefront Bikeway
- Hockhocking Adena Bikeway
- Paint Creek Recreational Trail
- The Portage Bike and Hike Trail
- The Portage Hike and Bike Trail
- Whiskey Island Connector Trail
- Mill Creek Metroparks Bikeway
- Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail
- Clinton-Fayette Friendship Trail
- Xenia-Jamestown Connector Trail
- Summit MetroParks Freedom Trail
- North Olmsted Community Bikeway
- Lake Metroparks Greenway Corridor
- Maple Highlands Trail - North Section
- North Olmsted Walking and Bike Trail
- Congressman Ralph Regula Towpath Trail
WHY CHOOSE A Smart-guided Selfie Cycle Tour?
You get all the benefits of a guided tour without the drawbacks of a tour guide, other tourists, time restrictions, and a rigid tour agenda if you wish. With this smart-guided tour, you can go when you want at your speed and hang out at a spot as long as you wish. You can even wander off the planned route, and the smart guide will get you back on track.
HERE'S THE PLAN: You bring a bike and a smartphone. CycleNuts provides the Smart-guided tour links via email. Using your smartphone for voice and map navigation, click the emailed links to follow the Selfie Tour route turn-by-turn instructions.
SHORT INSTRUCTIONS: From your location, using your cell phone, click on the starting spot link and follow the Google Maps directions. When you arrive, click the emailed tour navigation links to begin the tour. The navigation links will be either Google Maps, Ride With GPS (RWGPS), or both. For more complex tours, there may be several links to click with additional instructions. With Google Maps, the navigator will prompt you at each checkpoint to continue navigation.
BUY NOW AND RIDE WHENEVER AND FOREVER. The route links do not expire. Plan your adventure ahead of time - invite your favorite peeps or ride solo; make overnight accommodation reservations; reserve a sitter for your pets. Many tours include dog-friendly tasty spots, as noted in the tour instructions. Here are two CycleNuts tested and approved sites for pet owners: Bring Fido for those touring with dogs; and Rover for those needing pet sitters. Your purchase provides you with the CycleNuts Selfie Smart-guided route links and instructions. Attractions, lodgings, food, bike rental, etc. are not included.
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