First, Happy Birthday to my best buddy Mark Mekota.  Mark was instrumental in bringing me to my 1st Pan Ohio ride. He also once convinced me, way back when, to “go on a little bike ride with him,” which happened to be the “Sunday Ride in June” (details below) in Geauga Co. At the time, I … More June 22, 2018 Bike Ohio 1000 Update

I wanted to give a shout out to my favorite Ohio charity ride, the Pan Ohio Hope Ride. The Pan Ohio Hope Ride take cyclists from Cincinnati to Cleveland on a four-day tour through Ohio’s scenic countryside from July 26-29, 2018. Originally it was Cleveland  to Cincinnati, the past 3 years the route has been … More The Pan Ohio Hope Ride

May 29, 2018, Headwaters Trail in Portage Co. After completing my 42 mile loop on the Trumbull section of the Western Reserve Greenway, I decide to check out the Headwaters Trail (on my way home and I had packed both bikes). I accessed the trail in Mantua, just behind the McDonald’s on Rt 44. There … More May 29, 2018 Headwaters Trail – Mantua to Garrettsville (Portage Co.)

Today is May 29th and I have some unfinished business; the southern leg of the Western Reserve Greenway.  The Greenway utilizes the abandoned Penn Central 714 rail line and runs parallel with State Route 45. The southern end of the Western Reserve Greenway connects directly to the Garrett Wonders Trail as you enter the north … More May 29, 2018 Western Reserve Greenway – Trumbull County

May 22nd, got a late start, nearly 1 PM. Today’s ride is the Western Reserve Greenway. The WRG, located in Ashtabula and Trumbull Counties (very northeast corner of Ohio) is a rails-to-trails course running north-south nearly 43 miles.  The northern trail-head starts in the town of Ashtabula, only a few miles from Lake Erie and … More May 22, 2018 Western Reserve Greenway – Ashtabula County

We all have that “training ride.”  That “go to” route when we need to go out and drop 25-30 miles; our fitness barometer. Today, I wanted to share my “gravel bike” training ride. Last year, when prepping to ride the Chesapeake and Ohio/Great Allegheny Passage trail ride from DC to Pittsburgh I felt I need … More May 15, 2018 Chapin Forest/Penitentiary Glen (Kirtland)

May 8, 2018, the Little Miami Scenic Trail, southwest Ohio. I left Cleveland VERY early this morning and made the 4+-hour trip to the eastern Cincinnati suburb of Milford. I located the Milford Trailhead which sits at the St Rt 28 & 50 crossroads adjacent to the trails namesake Little Miami River. The Little Miami … More May 8, 2018 Little Miami Scenic Trail (SW Ohio)

May 1st and what a beautiful day (Finally). 65 degrees at 9:30 with a forecast of mid-80’s. Today’s test, the Ohio & Erie Towpath Trail. To me, this is one of the gems of Ohio’s trail system. The Towpath Trail’s northern terminus is Cleveland and the southern in Bolivar nearly 85 miles with Akron a … More May 1, 2018 Ohio & Erie (Canal) Towpath Trail Cleveland to Akron

April 24, 2018 finds it barely 50 degrees and a light drizzle. The Greenway Corridor’s northern trail head is only an 8-mile ride from my house so no transport necessary today.  The Greenway Corridor in Lake Co., about 30 minutes east of Cleveland is a North/South paved bike and walking trail. The trail itself from … More April 24, 2018 The Greenway Corridor Lake Co

April 21st 6:00 PM start, about 45 degrees  The Maple Highland Trail. The MHT transitions at its northern trailhead off Colburn Road from the southern terminus of the Greenway Corridor trail. (Lake-Geauga Co Line just east of St. Rt. 44) The Greenway Corridor runs North-South from Painesville (Lake Co.) and connects to the MHT at … More April 21, 2018 The Maple Highland Trail (Geauga Co.)