Description
Smart-guided Cycling Tour - Akron/Canton - Bike and Boat on Ohio & Erie Towpath and Canal
CycleNuts Selfie Cycling Tours
CycleNuts Selfie Tours tie together fun, interesting, scenic, historic, tasty, and refreshing points of interest along a bikeway focused tour route and you ride at your pace and your pleasure. You are the tour boss.
A bike ride to a boat ride and more! The Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail is by far the most beautiful hard-packed bikeway in Ohio. Add in a historical ride upon the Ohio & Erie Canal aboard the historical horse drawn St. Helena III replica canal boat and, viola, you have the ingredients for a great unique memory maker!
There are a lot of great reasons to explore Ohio by bike. Add this CycleNuts smart-guided cycling tour to your agenda - or make this tour your agenda. Either way, this bikeway adventure will get your wheels onto this national treasure, the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, and into a bit of history with the insightful narration of the boat guide and an optional air-conditioned film presentation inside the St. Helena Canal Boat center. The one hour boat tour is $10 (senior/child discounts available).
Beyond the boat ride, the tour continues south along the towpath trail to a tasty midway spot in the small city of Massillon, Ohio. But wait... there is more... or less, if less mileage works best for you. But the more continues further south along the towpath trail to a refreshing turnaround spot in the charming village of Navarre, Ohio (not to be confused with Navarre, Florida - yet another fun CycleNuts tour adventure).
Except for the passing by of fellow trail explorers on cycles or horse or foot, the serene symphony of nature along the Tuscarawas River and crunch of tire against hard-packed crushed stone will often be the sole soundtrack of your adventure. The scenery is predominantly and ever changing hues of green lush splashed with dashes of glimmering sunlight and river blue. Along the way, segments of the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail's name is amended to include Congressman Ralph Regula Towpath Trail, Ohio-to-Erie Trail, and on the return route the Olde Muskingum Trail.
The 48 mile smart-guided bicycle tour route is 98% bikeway and comes with CycleNuts' 50% downhill guarantee. Easily, anywhere along the way the route can be shortened. Almost completely, the route is a dedicated bikeway along the towpath. With the exception of some road crossings, bridge ramps, and a couple of short stretches of trail diverting away from the canal bed your bike's gears will see very little use. All bikes are appropriate for this smart-guided tour. Even though the trail surface is predominantly crushed stone, it is hard-packed, providing a stable surface even for narrow road bike tires. Bring yours or rent one before the starting spot (see confirmation information for listings). Sweating is optional. The route is shaded about 75 % of the way. You set your own pace, starting time and touring agenda with CycleNuts' expert smart-guided cycle tour pattern.
Points of interest: St Helena III Canal Boat, Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, Congressman Ralph Regula Towpath Trail, Olde Muskingum Trail, Ohio to Erie Trail, Ohio & Erie Canalway, Matthew House Museum, Massillon, Navarre, and three CycleNuts tested and approved optional tasty spots: Kozmo's Grille, Breakaway Sports Pub & Grill, and Cherry Street Creamery. Additional nearby point of interest off of the tour route: Massillon Museum
HERE'S THE PLAN: You bring the bike. CycleNuts provides the smart-tour guide! Via email you receive an expertly designed and tested tour route. Simply click on the emailed link and follow the expertly designed Selfie Tour route using your smart phone as your personal smart-tour guide for the Voice and Map guided turn-by-turn instructions.
- From your location simply click on link 1 provided by CycleNuts (using your cell phone) and follow the Google Maps directions to the starting spot;
- Unload your bike (if you transported it to the starting spot), or if you rode your bike to the starting spot then you are good to go;
- and then click on link 2 provided by CycleNuts and begin the tour (for more complex tours there may also be a link 3 or 4 to click on along the way as well as additional instructions).
WHERE TO RENT A BIKE: See your ticket purchase confirmation information for local bike rental listings.
ARE YOU READY TO ROLL? GREAT... LET'S HIT THE TRAILS!
GET YOUR TICKET TODAY! - take note that 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 is your tour.
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