Bike Aboard the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad / Smart-guided Towpath Tour

A workaround to this inconvenience is to drive your ebike to the Akron Station, lock and leave it there, drive back to the Rockside Station, and ride the train to the Akron Station.

Perhaps the most beautiful crushed stone bikeway in the state of Ohio. The Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail is set deep within the magnificent Cuyahoga Valley National Park between Cleveland and Akron, Ohio. The flat hard-packed crushed stone bikeway follows the towpath, diverting at points to wind alongside, over, and in-between the Cuyahoga River and Ohio & Erie Canal through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

The Cuyahoga Valley National Park is set between Cleveland and Akron. Once one descends into the lavish wooded greenery of the valley the racket of the city is replaced with the sounds of rushing river rapids, the chatter of multiple sorts of wildlife inhabitants and the gentle symphony of nature only to be interrupted by the occasional passing by of people enjoying the trail or river, celebrating the great outdoors.

The tour begins with a ride on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. Your bike is transported with you aboard the train to the southernmost CVSR station in Akron. Once there, you cycle back to the starting point in Independence. Several train station depots are set along the towpath where you can wave down any northbound train to return to the starting spot. Refer to the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad train schedule to coordinate your tour plans.

This 56-mile roundtrip smart-guided route is 28 miles of train riding (if only riding the train one way), 92% bikeway, and does not come with CycleNuts' 50% downhill guarantee (because...well... you are riding the train part of the way). Sweating is optional. Except for connector ramps from the canal to the train station, the route will see very little use of your bike's gearing. You set the pace, starting time, guest list (maybe, just you), and touring agenda.

Points of interest: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, Ohio and Erie Canal, Cuyahoga River, Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail, Frazee House, Boston Mill Visitor Center, and Canal Exploration Center. Optional tasty stops are listed with tour route links.

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 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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