Ohio to Erie Trail

Understand

The trail is sometimes called State Bike Route 1.

Prepare

What you should prepare for depends on what part of the trail you intend to use.

Single Metro Only Any bike, ideally road or electric. A bike helmet, reflectors, and lights. A water bottle

Full Length List A road bike that you're comfortable riding on mostly flat roads. Electric bikes may have difficulty making some stretches. A Bicycle Helmet, reflectors, lights, and spare batteries if not using a dynamo. Water Bottle and a snack (Refill when possible) Co2 cartridges or a portable pump, a patch kit, and spare innertube. A cell phone and charger to call for help if needed. Depending on how much of the path you want to travel, it's wise to budget some money to pick up spares along the way. Major cities have dedicated bike stores, small cities may only have big box stores for bike parts, and villages may only have food and water, with smaller hamlets often having no shops at all.

Get in

The trail is ideal for foot and cyclist traffic. Some sections permit horse and buggy traffic as well.

Go/Walk/Ride

Greater Cincinnati 1 Cincinnati 2 Milford From here to Xenia the trail merges with the Little Miami Bike Trail 3 Loveland

Greater Dayton 4 South Lebanon 5 Xenia End of the Little Miami Bike Trail and a major area bike hub. 1 Xenia Station, 150 Miami Avenue. 1998 replica of Xenia's 1880s brick railroad station. Has restrooms and drinking water. Now the hub for a number of rail trails. Has connecting bike paths to Dayton and the college town of Yellow Springs. (updated Aug 2017) 6 Cedarville Small college town.

Greater Columbus 7 South Charleston 8 London 1 Camp Chase Trail (Ohio to Erie Trail), 275 S. Wilson Road, Columbus (West Broad St to 275 South Wilson Road), ☏ +1 614 645 3111, toll-free: +1-800-BUCKEYE (2825393). Daylight hours. 16 mile paved trail between Columbus and London; 2 locations for public parking and trail access. (updated Aug 2017) 2 Columbus Wilson Road Park - Drinking Fountain, Portable Restroom, Lighted Picnic Area, Bike Repair Station and tire pump, Parking Lot - 275 S. Wilson Road, Columbus 3 Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park - Restrooms, Picnic Area, Canoe Access, Overnight Car Parking - 8465 Alkire Rd, Galloway 9 Columbus Passes through the southern end of the city, the downtown core, The Ohio State University, and the Northeastern end of the city. 10 Worthington 11 Westerville A northern suburb of Columbus. 12 Sunbury 13 Centerburg a small village and the geographic center of Ohio.

Camp Chase Trail The Camp Chase Trail is 16 mi (26 km) total, with 3 mi (4.8 km) in Madison County and 13 mi (21 km) in Franklin County, Ohio. The Camp Chase Trail is a segment of the Ohio to Erie to Trail and the US Bicycle Route 50.

Communities adjacent to the trail 14 London, Ohio Lilly Chapel Georgesville Galloway Cherry Creek, Columbus Georgian Heights, Columbus Holly Hill, Columbus Hilltop, Columbus Westgate, Columbus Highland West, Columbus Valleyview, Ohio (enclave of Columbus) Grandview Heights, Columbus

Trailside amenities Southern Trailhead: Roberts Pass Trail Wilson Rd, London — restrooms, Bike Rack, Car Parking, No Water] Trailside Shelter: — covered 2-sided shelter, picnic table, bike rack Battelle Darby Creek Trailhead: 8465 Alki

Stay safe

Some sections of the trail share a road with motorists. Area motorists don't always share the road, so it's important to maintain awareness during these sections. While Ohio itself does not have a bicycle helmet law, local cities along and nearby the trail might. Night riders are required to use front and rear lights and reflectors. Using this equipment will keep you out of trouble with local police, in addition to improving your visibility.