Today we visited this trail for the first time. We ride recumbent trykes and prefer paved trails. This trail is very nice with a good mix of sun and shade. The scenery is beautiful. It was a weekday so the trail was not crowded at all. Currently the trail is closed at the 2 mile marker with a detour on the road. Once the construction is complete this trail will be one of our favorites.

Due to bridge construction on I-70, a short portion of trail is currently closed past the 2 mile marker coming from the Cambridge end. Although the detour is not marked, it is possible to drop down to the two lane highway at the closure point and come back onto the trail after the bridge. Person flagging said construction is scheduled to take up to 2 1/2 years but it may not be necessary to close trail for that long. Otherwise trail was well maintained and beautiful - great for recumbent bikes.

Great trail. First one I've done in Ohio. Did this at the end of the work day as I was passing through. Easy trail with little elevation change. Would definitely recommend for beginners or somebody just getting back into riding.

Wife and I were camping at Salt Fork State Park Loaded trikes up and went biking I am 64 wife 60 with two particial knee repalcements
I with one good arm. We rode our recumbents trikes the whole distance. My longest ride since I was teenager. Loved it for my first long ride. Met a lot of nice people Followed what looked like an old canal.Very well kept up with.Couple of places you could fall into a river if not carefull,stay on the trail.Couple of bridges and it is flat.East end very nice park,west end a parking lot ,that is all you can say about. West end parking drove right past it, A county worker was mowing ditches ,asked were it was. He laughed ,turned and pointed about 200 feet from where we were. We all laughed
off to Hocking Valley in two weeks

Nice trail. Smooth and straight. It would be great if it was longer

Rode the trail on 04-15-13. Beautiful day with numerous species of wildlife observed. Song birds, waterfowl, squirrels, rabbits and two Bald Eagles. Was a wonderful ride..

Need more trails like this in Guernsey County.

Very well maintained and all asphalt, plus lots of wildlife to see. Easy access from I-77 and nice trailhead parking lot.

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.

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

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!