By psk58 in May, 2012
This is a lovely trail that is enjoyed by many residents.
My family, daughter, grandchildren were there last nght and my 3 yr old grandson loves to throw rocks off the first bridge starting on the Cambridge side. It's dangerous to let him go near the ends of the bridge because on the left side going out, there's about a 10 ft drop with no fence to the creek. I would love to see a fence put up around that corner so nobody could accidently fall.
Also more benches along the trail to stop and sit if need be because there are none until you get to the 1.5 mile mark. Also another portajohn halfway would be great since little kids need to use the bathroom more often.
Last night the mosquitos were particularly bad and both my grandkids had welts all over them by the time we got back to our cars. Maybe spraying during the late evening hours when the trail isn't being used, or close it down to spray for mosquitos. The swamps along the way promote the mosquito problem so regular spraying would be appreciated.
By bertsbike in January, 2012
This is a great trail for a nice family ride, paved and smooth! And YES there is a real bike shop close by - Bert's Bike & Hike has opened at 752 Wheeling Avenue in Cambridge with limited hours until a full opening in the spring. Phone Number is 740-255-5307
By anomaly21 in February, 2011
They have been doing some nice work on this trail keeping up maintenance. There are now post with plaques every so often along the trail that have a little picture and factoid about the rails or the area which is a nice touch and shows how much they care about the trail and their history. Parking is adequate unless its a nice summer afternoon, then its packed. Port-o-johns on both ends most of the time, plenty of bench’s and shade to rest in on the way. View of wet land area on part of trail. All paved but Cambridge side is a little rougher and older than the lore city side. Lore city side has a small park for kids and little loop around. A place called Airport Inn is nearby lore city and has drinks and shakes. Only two issues I have are I wish it were longer (There’s talk of making it longer btw), Also there’s an adjacent dirt road for a small part of the trail and sometimes someone will fly down it coating the air with dust (like I said, just over a small part). Overall a good rails trail. Beware no real local bike shop for repairs as of this writing (I think the closest one is in Zanesville). Hope this helps!