Rails to trails rides

[Lewis Clark]

The Miami Valley Bikeways trail network is top notch. Over 300 miles of connected trails in the Dayton, Ohio area. I spent a couple of weeks riding their trails last year. Lots of varied scenery, and the trail surfaces are generally in very good to excellent condition.

https://www.miamivalleytrails.org/system-map (Main web page)

Map front page:
https://www.miamivalleytrails.org/sites/default/files/media/TRAILS_MAP_2020_WEB.pdf

Map back page:
https://www.miamivalleytrails.org/sites/default/files/media/DETAIL_TRAILS_2020-P5.pdf

For a more urban/suburban trail experience, Pinellas County in Florida has a great trail network. The flagship Pinellas Trail was the third inductee into the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s Rail-Trail Hall of Fame.
https://friendsofthepinellastrail.org/
https://www.pinellascounty.org/trailgd/PDF/explore_pinellas_map.pdf

 

[savory]

I might have an opportunity in the not to distant future to bike from Pittsburgh to Cleveland. Has anyone made that trip?

 

[CDRE]

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Virginia Creeper trail: Easy 17 mile downhill ride through the woods from Whitetop VA to Damascus VA. Beautiful ride following rivers, some rapids, and nice meadows.

This year, I plan on doing:
1) the other half of the Creeper (from Abingdon to Damascus), also mostly downhill.......

+1 for the Virginia Creeper Trail. The entire length is 34 miles and has 47 trestles. Awesome!

 

[skyking1]

This is a fun one that I ride, it has a double loop to climb up on a bluff. It also has a beautiful wooden bridge they built to get across the creek near Burnett.
Google maps link below.
https://goo.gl/maps/EtqohXW9v1UMB2m76
Link to a PDF about that bridge. It is truly a beauty.

 

[Gocubsgo]

+1 for the Virginia Creeper Trail. The entire length is 34 miles and has 47 trestles. Awesome!

+2 on the Virginia Creeper. I’m a novice and had no trouble with the ride. It was in the late summer when we did it and the tree canopy provided plenty of shade.

 

[Markola]

^^^^. Cool. My brother and I did a few days ride on the C&O towpath once, which was unforgettable, too.