Mt Vernon/Centerburg - LONG LoST in the Heart of Ohio - Smart-guided Bikeway Tour

LoST in the Heart of Ohio

Smart-guided Bikeway Tour - Centerburg/Mt Vernon

You can do it all, or do half. End to end a beautiful bikeway tour on the Heart of Ohio Trail leading to the iconic Center of Ohio Boulder.

This picturesque tour travels some of the newly completed segments of the Ohio-to-Erie Trail along the Heart of Ohio Trail with a selfie opportunity at the iconic Center of Ohio Boulder. You can go long or short - great for a group of mixed-ability cyclists!

Move this tour to the top of your shortlist if you are looking to get in a long or short bikeway ride through wooded countryside. Here's why - the majority of the route is a rail-to-trail, quite rural, with optional starting spots for a flexible total length. With numerous scenic vistas and railroad history to take in, this memory-making tour often experiences ooh-and-ahh stops along with group and selfie poses.

Most of the tour runs alongside or crosses over picturesque Dry Creek upon the abandoned Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Railroad. With 19 bridges and scenic views through wetlands, woodlands, and farmlands this mostly level trail provides a nice variety of scenery.

The tour features a stop at the CA&C Depot, a beautifully renovated historical train station circa 1907. Along the way is the iconic Center of Ohio Boulder in Memorial Park, marking the geographic center of Ohio. Its being the genuine center is a contested point, but Centerburg has declared itself the Heart of Ohio, has the biggest rock marking the spot, and even has a time capsule beneath it. There are seasonal festivals at the park in June and September, as well as other fun community activities throughout the year.

The Heart of Ohio Trail officially ends three miles further along the trail from Centerburg at a trailhead parking lot at County Line Rd, where it continues to Cincinnati as the Ohio-to-Erie Trail. For the trail purist who must cover every inch of a trail to call it done, that will be the turnaround spot you are looking for. At that point - if seeking bites and beverages - you can continue on six miles to Sunbury where a large assortment of eateries are found, or simply return three miles back to Centerburg to the historic 1834 Midway Tavern or a handful of other eateries.

Your choice - ride 14 or 34 miles. This is a CycleNuts LoST, an acronym for Long or Short Tour. These are CycleNuts group ride favorites because there are two lengths which allows long and short-distance riders to tour together to the same turnaround spot.

GO LONG OR GO SHORT!

2 starting spots - 2 tour lengths - and a CycleNuts-tasted and approved refreshment stop! Rider's choice! 14 or 34 roundtrip miles on beautiful countryside rail-to-trail bikeways. Both routes are shaded most of the way, are 92% bikeway, and have little use for your bike's climbing gears.

How a LoST works. The 14-mile and 34-mile routes start at different locations; travel the same bikeways; allow both groups (long and short - in case your crew is riding along with you) to stop at the same CycleNuts tested and approved tasty spot; turn around at the same point.

WHY CHOOSE a Smart-guided Selfie Cycle Tour?

You get all the benefits of a guided tour without the drawbacks of a tour guide, other tourists, time restrictions, and a rigid tour agenda. With this smart-guided tour, you can go when you want, at your speed, and hang out at a spot as long as you wish. You can even wander off the planned route and the smart guide will get you back on track when you are ready.

HERE'S THE PLAN: You bring a bike and a smartphone. CycleNuts provides the smart-tour guide links! You will receive an expertly designed tour route via email. Click the emailed link and follow the Selfie Tour route using your smartphone as your smart-tour guide for the Voice and Map guided turn-by-turn instructions.

SHORT INSTRUCTIONS: From your location, using your cell phone click on the starting spot link and follow the Google Maps directions. When you arrive, click the emailed tour navigation links to begin the tour. The navigation links will be either Google Maps, Ride With GPS (RWGPS), or both. For more complex tours, there may be several links to click with additional instructions. With Google Maps, the navigator will prompt you at each checkpoint to continue navigation.

ARE YOU READY TO ROLL? GREAT... LET'S HIT THE TRAILS!

GET YOUR TICKET TODAY! - the tour starting and ending times on the ticket are only a general guideline to give you an idea of how much time the tour may take at the minimum. Your time in the saddle, on the trail, and starting times are your call - it's your tour. One ticket equals fun for all! Bring as many people as you wish on your tour. Ticket purchase is for the CycleNuts Selfie Smart-guided route links only. Attractions, lodgings, food, bike rental, etc. are not included in the ticket purchase.

CycleNuts Selfie Cycle Tours

CycleNuts Selfie Tours tie together fun, interesting, scenic, historic, tasty, and refreshing points of interest along a bikeway-focused tour route where you ride at your pace and pleasure. You are the tour boss. You choose the date and time - the ticket is good for any day or time. The dates listed are only a ticket-processing necessity - the tours are good for any date. The times listed are only a guideline to give you an idea of how long the tour normally takes.

With these Smart-guided Selfie Cycle Tours, you bring the bike and smartphone - CycleNuts provides the Smart-guide links. The smart guide gives voice and visual turn-by-turn instructions along an expertly designed tour route.

Do the tour solo or bring along your crew. 1 ticket = fun for all! Easily stop anywhere along the way to visit attractions or refreshments and the Smart-guide will continue the route from wherever you are when you are ready to roll.

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