Glad it all worked out. That storm looked like no fun to ride in. Zombies are everywhere. 70 miles. That's a good chunk of miles. Thanks for the video and take care, Al
Great Ride . You passed through only six days after my July 29, 2022 ride to Cincinnati. The London Ohio primative camping is awesome. I have never camped there, it is only 23 miles west of my Columbus home base but I stop there to use the restroom, a superb alternative to a porta potty. I stopped on a cold ride recently, Feb 25, 2024 when my Wahoo bike computer had displayed 14° . By the time I got there, it was 35° but my hands really needed that warm dryer. July 2022 of course that was no issue. I did ride through that construction detour too between S Lebanon and The Monkey Bar. Tough climb followed by a ride on the shoulder of OH48 with dump trucks and cars, 5:40 pm then the ride west on that sketchy near no shoulder US22 OH3 with at least one impatient driver yelling "Get the #$censored$# off the road!" despite it being the marked detour for the Little Miami Trail around the Peters Cartridge Factory closure. That is finished as of December 2023. I have not made it back. Loveland was nice, then on to Hamilton County and by Moeller High School and finally US 50 where you turn off the trail and ride the road through Mariemont. I did all of Columbus to Cincinnati between 6 am and 10 pm. Watched fireworks at Reds Stadium at 10:20 pm. Gnats and Mosquitoes were difficult on the Ohio River Trail. I had in 121 miles when I crossed the Roebling Bridge to Covington and Newport.
Wow sounds epic! Yeah London is great as well as Ohio in general for camping. Those roads are not great for cycling and impatient drivers lol. Thanks for watching.
Another video with variety in trail surroundings as well as Ohio's eventful weather. If you can let me know where the waterfall photo is located, I would appreciate it.
Can't believe they have electronic locks in the trail bathroom or was it a campground bathroom. Another great day riding but the thunderstorm was intense 🙂
Almost want to carry a “camping trowel” for “emergencies.” There seems to be plenty of brushy places, if you *have* to go really bad. Note: am speaking as someone who has serious health problems, symptoms of which include frequent bouts of diarrhea.
It is a campground bathroom but it is really a nice campground bathroom provided by the Friends of Madison County Parks and Trails. I suspect this is the best camping area in our state of Ohio. I found out that it locks at 9:00 pm also by stopping at 8:55, going to the restroom at 8:58 then coming out and resting a bit more at 9 pm then finding it locked when I went back in to use the blower and could not. That campground is 23 miles west of where I actually reside so I stop there to rest when coming home from somewhere south or west of there and I'm completing a bout a century distance , sometimes a bit more as when I rode to Dayton and back.
Thanks a lot for sharing this series on doing the Ohio to Erie trail. We are going to do it for the first time later this year. Are road bikes ok for this or do we need gravel bikes to do it? You also mentioned there were sketchy places around Columbus and Xenia. Is there a “best time “ to go through these areas or would it be better to just skip them?
Thanks for watching! Road bike would be perfectly fine as most of it is paved. The sketch places I wouldn’t want to go through or hang out at night but seemed just fine during the day. I certainly wouldn’t skip them. It’s a great trail and I am sure you will enjoy it.
I am from Columbus and I have ridden the 52 miles over to Xenia a number of times. If you have been in a large city, you will not find any place along the Ohio to Erie Trail particularly dangerous with respect to people. Here in Columbus, you want to be alert to your surroundings, particularly afternoon, evening and night and just keep your wits and ride your ride. You are usually safe. There have been, over the years, isolated robberies and rapes on the Alum Creek Trail , The Olentangy Trail, and the Camp Chase Trail. You sometimes see homeless encampments on the Scioto Trail and the Camp Chase Trail. The Olentangy Trail is really not along the OTET. Xenia, I have never seen any problems but it is a town and there may be people with addition problems and people pushing grocery carts who are house less. All of the large cities have some of this. In Cincinnati, I saw one person who tried to beg me for money saying he ran out of gas. I simply replied, sorry, I don't have money and that is one reason I'm riding my bike, and kept riding. That was at an extremely late night or extremely early morning time however. I'm somewhat of a straight through rider so it was 5:00 am . You can get clowns anywhere, especially where you have to share the road with drivers where some drivers or their passengers will yell at you, flip you off, or shout the expression that is meant by a flipped bird.
Road bike is perfectly fine between Columbus and Cincinnati. There is a gravel area 13 miles east of where Biking Brian starts in this video at Batelle Darby Creek Metro Park near the actual Big Darby Creek 8 miles west of the leaving Columbus bridge over I-270. It would only be impassable for a road or touring bike with 700c×25 mm tires if it had rained recently and was extremely muddy. It is impassable for any bike when the creek rises and puts it under a foot of water. When that happens you may ride around that gravel area on the road, Alkire Rd. I usually only see the water that high in March and April during rain drenched periods.
Am I right to assume that the trails are all rail trails? Very nicely surfaced if so. No hills, either! :)) Also, I think you are on fairly powerful e-bike?
Glad it all worked out. That storm looked like no fun to ride in. Zombies are everywhere. 70 miles. That's a good chunk of miles. Thanks for the video and take care, Al
You got that right! Thanks for watching as always!
What a day! You did a great job showing us the ups and downs of the ride. Thank you again for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great Ride . You passed through only six days after my July 29, 2022 ride to Cincinnati. The London Ohio primative camping is awesome. I have never camped there, it is only 23 miles west of my Columbus home base but I stop there to use the restroom, a superb alternative to a porta potty. I stopped on a cold ride recently, Feb 25, 2024 when my Wahoo bike computer had displayed 14° . By the time I got there, it was 35° but my hands really needed that warm dryer. July 2022 of course that was no issue. I did ride through that construction detour too between S Lebanon and The Monkey Bar. Tough climb followed by a ride on the shoulder of OH48 with dump trucks and cars, 5:40 pm then the ride west on that sketchy near no shoulder US22 OH3 with at least one impatient driver yelling "Get the #$censored$# off the road!" despite it being the marked detour for the Little Miami Trail around the Peters Cartridge Factory closure. That is finished as of December 2023. I have not made it back. Loveland was nice, then on to Hamilton County and by Moeller High School and finally US 50 where you turn off the trail and ride the road through Mariemont. I did all of Columbus to Cincinnati between 6 am and 10 pm. Watched fireworks at Reds Stadium at 10:20 pm. Gnats and Mosquitoes were difficult on the Ohio River Trail. I had in 121 miles when I crossed the Roebling Bridge to Covington and Newport.
Wow sounds epic! Yeah London is great as well as Ohio in general for camping. Those roads are not great for cycling and impatient drivers lol. Thanks for watching.
Another video with variety in trail surroundings as well as Ohio's eventful weather. If you can let me know where the waterfall photo is located, I would appreciate it.
Thank you so much for watching. Unfortunately I don’t remember exactly where it’s at. Sorry.
I've been binging your trail videos. Very inspiring. Thanks for posting these!
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching!
Beautiful ride, loved the footage...can't wait for riding season again
Same here!
Can't believe they have electronic locks in the trail bathroom or was it a campground bathroom. Another great day riding but the thunderstorm was intense 🙂
It is the trail head/camping area. My thoughts exactly. Thanks for watching!
Almost want to carry a “camping trowel” for “emergencies.”
There seems to be plenty of brushy places, if you *have* to go really bad.
Note: am speaking as someone who has serious health problems, symptoms of which include frequent bouts of diarrhea.
It is a campground bathroom but it is really a nice campground bathroom provided by the Friends of Madison County Parks and Trails. I suspect this is the best camping area in our state of Ohio. I found out that it locks at 9:00 pm also by stopping at 8:55, going to the restroom at 8:58 then coming out and resting a bit more at 9 pm then finding it locked when I went back in to use the blower and could not. That campground is 23 miles west of where I actually reside so I stop there to rest when coming home from somewhere south or west of there and I'm completing a bout a century distance , sometimes a bit more as when I rode to Dayton and back.
Yeah that storm looked immense ⚡️
Great job and you made the right call at the end there. Always jealous watching these
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks a lot for sharing this series on doing the Ohio to Erie trail. We are going to do it for the first time later this year. Are road bikes ok for this or do we need gravel bikes to do it? You also mentioned there were sketchy places around Columbus and Xenia. Is there a “best time “ to go through these areas or would it be better to just skip them?
Thanks for watching! Road bike would be perfectly fine as most of it is paved. The sketch places I wouldn’t want to go through or hang out at night but seemed just fine during the day. I certainly wouldn’t skip them. It’s a great trail and I am sure you will enjoy it.
I am from Columbus and I have ridden the 52 miles over to Xenia a number of times. If you have been in a large city, you will not find any place along the Ohio to Erie Trail particularly dangerous with respect to people. Here in Columbus, you want to be alert to your surroundings, particularly afternoon, evening and night and just keep your wits and ride your ride. You are usually safe. There have been, over the years, isolated robberies and rapes on the Alum Creek Trail , The Olentangy Trail, and the Camp Chase Trail. You sometimes see homeless encampments on the Scioto Trail and the Camp Chase Trail. The Olentangy Trail is really not along the OTET. Xenia, I have never seen any problems but it is a town and there may be people with addition problems and people pushing grocery carts who are house less. All of the large cities have some of this. In Cincinnati, I saw one person who tried to beg me for money saying he ran out of gas. I simply replied, sorry, I don't have money and that is one reason I'm riding my bike, and kept riding. That was at an extremely late night or extremely early morning time however. I'm somewhat of a straight through rider so it was 5:00 am . You can get clowns anywhere, especially where you have to share the road with drivers where some drivers or their passengers will yell at you, flip you off, or shout the expression that is meant by a flipped bird.
Road bike is perfectly fine between Columbus and Cincinnati. There is a gravel area 13 miles east of where Biking Brian starts in this video at Batelle Darby Creek Metro Park near the actual Big Darby Creek 8 miles west of the leaving Columbus bridge over I-270. It would only be impassable for a road or touring bike with 700c×25 mm tires if it had rained recently and was extremely muddy. It is impassable for any bike when the creek rises and puts it under a foot of water. When that happens you may ride around that gravel area on the road, Alkire Rd. I usually only see the water that high in March and April during rain drenched periods.
The zombies don't know what they're missing. Nice ride. Intrepid!
Hahah Thanks for watching!
Got to keep an 👁️ on the walking ☠️! Stay safe.
Thanks for watching!
Wow, impressive mileage you rode. That was quite the storm you rode out under cover.
Yeah it was pretty wild.
How come you're not riding your bike on the left side in London?
There are no horses allowed on this portion of the trail. Previous sections had a dedicated lane on the right for them.
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Am I right to assume that the trails are all rail trails? Very nicely surfaced if so. No hills, either! :))
Also, I think you are on fairly powerful e-bike?
This trip I am on a regular. "acoustic" bike. The Ohio to Erie Trail is 80-90% trail, mostly paved with a few on road sections.
@bikingBrian, are you no longer doing e-bike tours?
I have an e-bike tour planned for this year! :)
Zombies everywhere….