• Source: Ohio to Erie Trail

The Ohio to Erie Trail is a dedicated multi-use trail crossing Ohio from southwest to northeast, crossing 326 mi (525 km) of regional parks, nature preserves, and rural woodland.
The trail, named after its endpoints, extends from the Ohio River at Cincinnati to the Lake Erie at Cleveland, primarily integrating former rail trails and multi-use trails into a dedicated trail.
Roughly 85% complete as of early 2023, construction began in 1991, with sections completed as recently as 2022.
Remaining on-road segments, designated as routes, substitute for the as yet undeveloped final sections of fully-segregated, dedicated path.
The trail serves a variety of user types. Non-motorized movement includes:
bicyclists, pedestrians, hikers, and — on certain sections — equestrians, with or without buggies. In addition, certain motorized e-bikes are allowed to use the trail.
The surface itself varies, including asphalt, cement, concrete, crushed limestone and hard-packed earth.




History


The Ohio to Erie Trail began in 1991 as an outgrowth of the Ohio Bicycle Advisory Council, and was envisioned that year by Edward Franklin Honton, a former Franklin County engineer, who subsequently founded and served as president of a non-profit organization dedicated to developing the trail. After his death in 2005, his legacy continued through the organization he founded, The Ohio to Erie Trail Fund. The historic Bridgeview Bridge was dedicated in Honton's memory at the opening of the Alum Creek Trail near Innis Park on July 15, 2011. The bridge is a fully restored 1902 structure which originally carried Beach Road and Lucas Road over the Big Darby Creek.




Path


The trail is divided into four separate sections:

Northern leg: Cleveland to Massillon
Heart of Ohio leg: Massillon to Mount Vernon
Central Ohio leg: Mount Vernon to London
Southern leg: London to Cincinnati
The trail passes through regional parks, nature preserves, and other rural woodland. The trail is planned to be 326 miles (525 km) in length. Of that number, 267 miles (430 km) are complete and in daily use, 59 miles (95 km) are either under construction or in engineering design, as of Nov 2016.
By the end of 2022 the Ohio to Erie Trail will have over 90% dedicated bike trails and 3.6% streets and 5.9% rural roads. Of the remaining 31 miles of off trail riding 17 of those miles are on the Fredericksburg to Dalton road section through the scenic Amish countryside. [Ohio to Erie Trail Newsletter, Spring 2022.




See also


List of rail trails
Lunken Trail
Little Miami Scenic Trail
Xenia Station
Prairie Grass Trail
Roberts Pass
Camp Chase Trail
Scioto Greenway Trail
Columbus Downtown Connector Trail
Alum Creek Greenway Trail
Westerville Bike trail
Genoa & Galena Trail
Heart of Ohio Trail
Kokosing Gap Trail
Holmes County Trail
Ohio Valley Trails
Sippo Valley Trail
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail
Cleveland Lakefront Bikeway




References






External links


Ohio to Erie Trail: Official website
Ohio to Erie Trail: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Trail Link
Original Ohio to Erie Trail website
Ohio to Erie Trail Paper Map
A Path Through Ohio, Second Edition

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