From Montour Trail to Lafayette, IN
09-19-08, 09:51 AM
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From Montour Trail to Lafayette, IN
Hi, I'm looking for suggestions for a route from the Montour Trail, to the west of Pittsburgh, PA, to Lafayette, IN. This is for a stage of a cross country tour in 2009. I'll be camping, and if possible I want to avoid busy roads.
09-19-08, 11:39 AM
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From Richmond, Indiana, you can take the Cardinal Greenway to Muncie, and I'll plan out a route from Muncie to here. If you look at Ohio BIke Routes Maps, on the Ohio State site, there will be a good bit of info as well.
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09-20-08, 09:53 AM
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While on the subject, any advice on the rest of the route? I want to wind up in Orange County, CA. I could drop down from Indiana to the Trans-America, and then turn south when I hit the ocean, I suppose.
09-20-08, 07:07 PM
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09-21-08, 05:01 PM
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Here is the route that should work for you from Weirton,WV to Richmond,IN from the Montour Run Trail you can catch the Panhandle trail all the way into Weirton. I've ridden the section from the Montour Run Trail to Morristown, OH and the sections from Cambridge, OH to Richmond, IN (except downtown Columbus). I've driven the rest many time in a car.
The only sketchy parts of this route are about 5 miles of Rt. 2 in West Virginia and the city part of Columbus. I think you could work out a route through Columbus on one of the commuting forums.
https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sadd...99&ie=UTF8&z=8
Let me know if you have any questions or comments.
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The only sketchy parts of this route are about 5 miles of Rt. 2 in West Virginia and the city part of Columbus. I think you could work out a route through Columbus on one of the commuting forums.
https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sadd...99&ie=UTF8&z=8
Let me know if you have any questions or comments.
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09-22-08, 05:26 AM
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Here is the route that should work for you from Weirton,WV to Richmond,IN from the Montour Run Trail you can catch the Panhandle trail all the way into Weirton. I've ridden the section from the Montour Run Trail to Morristown, OH and the sections from Cambridge, OH to Richmond, IN (except downtown Columbus). I've driven the rest many time in a car.
The only sketchy parts of this route are about 5 miles of Rt. 2 in West Virginia and the city part of Columbus. I think you could work out a route through Columbus on one of the commuting forums.
https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sadd...99&ie=UTF8&z=8
Let me know if you have any questions or comments.
monkd
The only sketchy parts of this route are about 5 miles of Rt. 2 in West Virginia and the city part of Columbus. I think you could work out a route through Columbus on one of the commuting forums.
https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sadd...99&ie=UTF8&z=8
Let me know if you have any questions or comments.
monkd
09-22-08, 08:04 PM
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Unfortunately the Cardinal Greenway is not paved all the way to Richmond, the pavement ends outside Losantville. I live 1.5 miles trail head near Prairie Creek Reservoir.
09-23-08, 05:23 AM
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Thank you. You are very kind. I'll put you on the list. So far it's you, Tom Stormcrowe, and the fellow in LA who said he'd put me up. Since I'm probably going to be doing the ride on a shoestring budget, I'm grateful for the offer.
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