It’s nearly time to get rolling on the long bike tour for 2025. This year’s long ride will be from home in Lexington, KY to the lakefront of Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio. I’ll be riding with my friends Billy, JB, and Zubby. We’ve done some good touring together over the past five years.
The route we’ll be taking closely follows the route I rode in 2019 with a few updates. We’ll take some country roads from Lexington up to Cincinnati, then taking the Ohio To Erie (#OH2Erie) set of trails from Cincinnati to Cleveland. The first couple of days will be the most challenging as we ride the rolling hills of central and northern Kentucky through some rural communities. Once we reach Ohio, the Ohio To Erie network of trails is well established, connecting Cincinnati, Columbus, Akron, and ending in Cleveland. The trails go through many small towns with plenty of opportunities for food, lodging, and some sight seeing. I expect our total milage to come in around 450 miles.
We leave next Thursday. Our plan is to ride for eight days and roll into Cleveland the following Thursday. As usual, I’ll try to do a little blogging each day along the way.
Peace,
Dcn. Matt
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