Trip to Ohio
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Trip to Ohio
Sometime this June I am going to visit my son who is at Wright-Patterson AFB near Dayton. This will be an opportunity to take a long ride. I have mapped out a route that avoids highways (after I get thru CT), is scenic and has interesting attractions. I am looking for input from people that know these areas. Thanks, Joe
Trip out - three days - 280-300 miles/day
https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=C...&via=1,3,4&z=7
Return trip - four days - 200+ miles/day
Dayton, OH to Milford, PA - Google Maps
Trip out - three days - 280-300 miles/day
https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=C...&via=1,3,4&z=7
Return trip - four days - 200+ miles/day
Dayton, OH to Milford, PA - Google Maps
Last edited by Joe12RK; Mar 3, 2014 at 02:17 PM. Reason: updated links - added R&R Hall of Fame and Kinzua Bridge
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Joe,
Looks like a good time. WP is an awesome place to see. If you are into the whole aviation history thing, stop by MAPS in Green, OH. (it is about 2 minutes from my house). It is an all volunteer, all donated military and aviation history museum.
I do a bike trip each year which is typically around 1300-1700 miles, depending. IMHO, 300 planned miles per day is too much. I have a general rule when I plan a ride to do 120 miles before lunch and 120 miles after lunch. We always spend extra miles on stopping at something cool or looking for a place to eat or whatever. We usually end up with 260-280 per day by the end of it. By that time, my rear end is ready for a rest.
P.S. Your links are not working.
Looks like a good time. WP is an awesome place to see. If you are into the whole aviation history thing, stop by MAPS in Green, OH. (it is about 2 minutes from my house). It is an all volunteer, all donated military and aviation history museum.
I do a bike trip each year which is typically around 1300-1700 miles, depending. IMHO, 300 planned miles per day is too much. I have a general rule when I plan a ride to do 120 miles before lunch and 120 miles after lunch. We always spend extra miles on stopping at something cool or looking for a place to eat or whatever. We usually end up with 260-280 per day by the end of it. By that time, my rear end is ready for a rest.
P.S. Your links are not working.
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I would take 555 to Zanesville. You can pick it up just past your Blennerhassett Hotel
Typically 555 is rated #1 road in Ohio
edit to add: OK I see you have a route for coming & going. Flip the above & pick up 555 in Zanesville & run it until it ends
On the route going I would take 62 to New Albany & then get around Columbus however you want Route 30 out of Canton is basically a slab
Also stop at http://www.ironpony.com/ 5436 Westerville Road, Westerville, OH
Typically 555 is rated #1 road in Ohio
edit to add: OK I see you have a route for coming & going. Flip the above & pick up 555 in Zanesville & run it until it ends
On the route going I would take 62 to New Albany & then get around Columbus however you want Route 30 out of Canton is basically a slab
Also stop at http://www.ironpony.com/ 5436 Westerville Road, Westerville, OH
Last edited by tOSUSteve; Feb 20, 2014 at 09:24 AM.
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You can take route 6 right there in Milford and run it west all the way to the Ohio line. That's a beautiful road with lots of nice attractions to see as well as small town diners to eat at. I have done that route twice. It's 400 miles to go all the way to the Ohio line.
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Make sure to go through the Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson Airbase. It's the best museum I've ever visited and has all the technology from the Wright bros to present with WWI and WWII fighters, bombers, etc. Also, it's free.
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We are definitely going to the AF museum, thanks. My son is a 2nd LT in the AF so he's all about that. MAPS sounds interesting too.
I added rt 555 to the trip back and rt 62 on the way out, thanks. I don't know why the route sometime embeds and sometimes not...
I added rt 555 to the trip back and rt 62 on the way out, thanks. I don't know why the route sometime embeds and sometimes not...
Last edited by Joe12RK; Feb 20, 2014 at 11:27 AM.
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Grab a hotdog at T&L Hotdogs just outside of Grafton. Great place to eat.
Have fun!!
