Great Lakes - New to Columbus, OH area
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gearhead82
09-23-08, 01:17 PM
Hi. I just moved to Ohio a month ago and I just bought my first road bike less than a week ago. I've been riding almost every afternoon at Three Creeks since I got here (on my MTB at first) and I'm looking for some new scenery. I'm not in great shape but I think I should be good for a 20-25 mile round trip ride somewhere. I'm pretty scared of riding on roads without wide bike lanes still. I live in Groveport. Any bike other bike trails in the area I can check out?
Thanks,
Brandon
cstamper
09-24-08, 06:33 AM
There's a path that starts from a parking lot on the right if you go up 315 to where it ends north of 270 (before you get to Powell Rd.). It goes through Antrim Park, Park of Roses, OSU campus, etc. and eventually ends up downtown at Broad Street in front of the river. It's a nice ride.
There's another path that you can take from Westerville starting on Old Main St. and it winds through many smaller parks on its way to where it ends on Sunbury Rd. near Easton. Westerville has a lot of bike-friendly streets and paths/lanes as well. That's the only paths I know about.
There's a couple of road rides I've taken on the North side out of Powell and on the West side out of Plain City. They're not wide, but they're not heavily traveled either. Welcome.
Go to http://www.considerbiking.org/site/cb/index.php for local info on Columbus bike riding.
Here is a link to my site where I have compiled a number of link to some Ohio Trails.
Velodistractions Links - OH Trails (http://ebrady.net/velodistractions/?page_id=7#linkcat-15)
I have been pretty busy this summer with work and riding, so the site is a little behind on content. However the links should still prove to be a good starting point.