NOTES:

If you don't want any crushed limestone you will have to start out at the Austin trail head located just 1-mile south of Old St. Rt. 35 on St. Rt. 138 (once past 35, 138 will slowly begin to descend and the trail is more or less at the bottom of the decent directly on your left (Austin grainery will be right beside the trail head).

First, outside of the "trail rules" signs, there are NONE to guide you -- YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN. RTC needs to post signs, because otherwise the trail keeps coming to an end and you have NO CLUE as to which way to turn.

BUMPS: beware of the bumps along the way, the path is rippled with creased asphalt in places and you could trash your nice road bike in a heart beat -- be careful though and you will be just fine.

As you head out South (down hill 2%) on the trail it will take you all the way to Chillicothe right by the river. Coming back is around a 2% upgrade all the way back to Austin. Wind can be a big factor in the open areas of the trail.

Scenery: I am sure, when the trees are full, it will look a lot nicer than it did in early April. This trail does traverse along side the river and has some bench stops and overlooks on the bridges as well.

In summation, I will ride the trail again -- don't ask me why, I just will. I presume the some of the wavy upgrades on the trail in place caught my interest? I encourage everyone to call RTC and tell them they NEED TO POST SIGNS SO EVERYONE CAN ENJOY THE TRAIL IN ITS' ENTIRETY WITHOUT GETTING LOST.

CHEERS!

P.S.
Oh, you may wish to know at least two little hints -- "when the trail stops at a gas station, it will pick back up directly behind the gas station. Next, when you see a tunnel, go under it, and stay on it, this will take you to this gas station. That's about all I can say. Good luck.

"You can see much of the diversity of southern Ohio on this nice, mostly flat trail. Watch out, though: The slightly uphill return trip to Frankfort can get ya!"