Biking Ohio: The Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- The Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail is an amazing trail journey that takes users from the heart of this country’s industrial might in cities like Cleveland and Akron, to some of the most beautiful places in this part of the world, like Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
As closely as possible, the Towpath Trail follows a historical canal where mules once pulled boats from 1827 to 1913. Our trip took us about 42 miles - from Cleveland to Akron. Once in Akron we took the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad back to the end of the train line.
This trail is part of the 3,700 mile cross country Great American Rail Trail.
This trip took place on August 21, 2022.
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Yes, enjoyed the ride. Many thanks. Pete (Manchester UK)
Love the UK! Thanks for watching.
Very cool. Makes me want to visit Cleveland.
There are a lot of bike trails in the Cleveland area, and the best ice cream! Thanks for watching.
Thank you for sharing your videos and the history of the trail.great job 😊
Thank you for your kind words, and for watching. We hope to "see" you on our next adventure.
Nice video. Great music selections too.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
Looks like a truly beautiful trail. Makes me want to run out and buy a bike!! Nice photography and narrative.
So what’ stopping you??? Thanks for your kind comments and we hope to “see” you again on our next adventure.
Thank you for sharing. Great choice of adventure.
We appreciate your support. We can’t wait to get back and finish this southern half of this ride.
I live near the Erie canal always a good time
We live near the Erie Canal as well. We have to finish the sections from Rome/Utica to Albany. Thanks for watching!.
Amazing run. Anytime it's bikes and trains.....well, does it get any better??
Don -- so great to hear from you again!! We hope all is well. Thanks for watching. Let's see if we can get our ride rescheduled.
Very beautiful trail !
We hope to get back to finish the second half in the near future. Thanks for watching.
Me gustó el video, intentaré hacerlo , muchas gracias.
Thanks for watching!
Excellent review! -Joe Chase, CVNP volunteer
Hi. Thanks for watching and for your kind comment. "See" you on the next adventure!
On my to do list. thanks.
I hope you have a great ride!
Nice video. My hubs and I have rode this ourselves.
Thanks for your kind comments. We are hoping to finish the trail and head south from Akron this summer.
We also have remnants of a portion of the Ohio Canal here in Newark, Ohio. Mainly just a lock they dug back up and restored. Also, in Heath next to Newark is the groundbreaking site for the Ohio Canal.
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Great ride. Funny thing is we just did a ride at the Roanoke canal trail. Much shorter but still an interesting ride. Haven’t even started editing it yet lol and here you go with a huge canal. Great job.
Hi. Thanks for watching, and for your kind comments. I'll have to look up the Roanoke canal trail, I don't know that we have it on our list yet.
I can identify with trying to keep up with video production!! Can't wait to see the ride.
After mistily store its some serious uphill out of the valley hence them 15 locks in succession that’s just to get to the southern terminus of the railroad from there some more uphill to get to canal park some bar n grills and and lock two!! You’ll also find the original house of the builder/ engineer of the Ohio Erie canal it was originally at lock one where so they moved it to lock two lock one is an adventure in it’s self as is further in the city
Thanks for the info.
Fun as always
Thanks for watching!
Hi, great video, thanks! I notice you put your ebikes on the train. Just wondering how complicated that is in the States. I hear there is a 50 lb weight limit for ebikes (according to Amtrak). Did you have any difficulty in general on trains with your ebikes? Many thanks 🙂
The train we rode was a train that just ran within the Cuyahoga area. They did ask us to remove the batteries so they would be easier to lift. But other than that, it was really easy. Amtrak I think is another story. The only times our bikes have been on trains is in areas where the train has some affiliation with a bike trail (e.g. Lehigh Valley Gorge Trail.) We haven't ever had our bikes on Amtrak because they offer a very limited number of bike spaces and we weren't able to get a reservation for the one time we rode. I'd suggest you contact Amtrak directly if you are looking for a specific route. Thanks for watching.
Another great video from you guys, did this train have an area to carry bikes like the one you took in the Poconos?
Hi. The bikes went in the closed baggage car and we had to remove the batteries and take those to our seats. The train service was great.
Yes I hear you
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Are you referring to my Sloth Cycling Team Jersey? That can be had through a search on Amazon. Thanks for watching.
Im in the Akron Barberton Area. I want to start the trail in Cleveland and finihs in new phili. I wonder if there is a train that will take me and my bike?
Hi. Sorry, but I’m not aware of a trail that will do that - but that doesn’t mean there might not be one! Thanks for watching.
I love to ride this Trail but coming from Rhode Island I wouldn't know where to park my car and start. Obviously I would bike maybe 10 or 20 miles and then turn back to my vehicle. Can someone tell me a good starting point and which direction to travel to get the best views.
I would suggest you park at the Boston Mill Visitor Center. Then you can ride either north or south and take the train back (only costs a few dollars if you have a bike). North to Rockside Road and the end of the train line is a little more than 10 miles. If you head south to Akron, it's 15.6 miles. Here's a link to the trail map: www.ohioanderiecanalway.com/plan/maps/. Both ways you are in the National Park and see a number of canal structures. I hope you have fun. Thanks for watching.
I have viewed a number of your trips (NH, MA, NY) and wondered how you found lodging for your rail trail rides. Is there a tried and true method you use? Do you always just back track? Thanks!
Hi. Thanks for watching. Except for the Great Allegheny Passage, where we rode 150 miles one way, we always ridge back to the car. To find a hotel I usually use a combination of the TrailLink app (Rails to Trails Conservancy has mapped all rail trails in the US) to figure out where we will start and end, and then open another browser with Marriott’s (my brand of choice) nearby. Sometimes it’s harder than it seems, but that isn’t very often.
@@Adventuresonebikes Thank you for the reply. Much appreciated, but I have one more question. How receptive have you found Marriott or other hotels to bringing your ebike into the hotel room? This seems to be a recurrent problem with some hotels. It seems that quite a few hotels have not caught onto how expensive many ebikes are. Thanks again!
@@patriciasuprenant2329 The hotel staff have always been super great. No one has questioned our need to put our bikes in our room, and on at least one occasion our room was upgraded to give us more space! We always stay at a Marriott brand.
@@Adventuresonebikes Thanks! That's great to know.
Very scenic and beautiful trail. Will definitely put the Towpath on my list. How did you buy the train tickets back to Boston?
I can't exactly remember, but I believe there was a booth to get the tickets. We didn't need to buy them in advance. We just got them at the station we wanted to leave from and it is one price for however far you want to go. Thanks for watching.
@Adventuresonebikes that's so convenient. I noticed there wasn't very people when you boarded. Thank you!
The train was pretty empty -- at least the area we sat in. @@kzarz0219
Hunt farm you have to pass by Zayleys farm market first they grow allot of corn still in the park👍
Thanks for the info.
Is Canal Basin Park in Cleveland, the northern terminus of the trail? Is that where mile marker 0 is, if there is one?
Yes. The starting point is Canal Basin Park. I don't remember seeing a mile marker -- just the sign that marked the beginning. Thanks for watching.
No it’s not ! Though it’s part of the whole trail system ie the APT ie All Purpose Trail it’s so much more than they showing or telling 🤦♂️
@@Adventuresonebikes the basin is part of the centennial trail that connects you to the metro parks canal trail then that 6 miles down connects you to the national park And the train station if you want to ride to Akron and pedal back that’s usually what it do 👍
I couldn't do the ride, because a japanese man shouting wonder of orea attacked me 69 times and there were scary monsters all around the place. why me????????????
Though nice vid, I'm subbing
Not sure I know how to reply to your comment LOL! Thanks for watching.
What month did you take this ride. Thank you for sharing. Do you think a 50+ solo female would do ok? I’m soooo interested in doing it. Amtrak has a 50lb bike weight limit, were yours under that? Thanks for all the time and effort that went into this vid. Love from NC😂
It was August 2022. If you stick to the part of the trail between Cleveland and Akron -- or even just the National Park -- there were lots of people around and places to stop. So I think it would be safe. They did ask us to remove our batteries from our bikes before they would load them on. I can't wait to hear how your ride goes. Thanks for watching.
I want to do it on my any place to camp with a tent and have a little campfire and some food
Thanks for watching.
No not allot in peninsula 2 bar n grills the winking lizard and another across the street a bicycle shop some rail road remnants a national park volunteer store get snacks and park merch 👍
Thanks for the info
I'm there alot
It is a great trail. We want to get over and finish it sometime soon. Thanks for watching.
I guess you are old enough for ebikes...I won't call you lazy.
Gee, thanks. We appreciate your support.
Hahahaha nope not a general store once was in a bygone era 🤦♂️another interpretation center one ☝️
Not sure what part of the video you are referring to? If it is the store on Boston Mills Road, it's interesting that Google believes it is a store; and the official Ohio & Erie Canalway website refers to it as a store. www.ohioanderiecanalway.com/plan/listings/boston-store/
Fake info no train station or stop in Boston 🤦♂️
That's weird, since we got on and off the train with our bikes within sight of the Boston Mill Visitor Center! And the official map of the towpath shows a train stop there.
very nice -)
Thanks for watching.