FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
BOB ROTATORI - 216-635-3263 -or-
ALYSSA COOK-ALEXANDER - 216-635-32574
Cleveland Metroparks invites everyone to enjoy some beautiful
scenery by bike.
Enjoy a bike outing in September led by experienced staff
members or volunteers. The four bike outings in September
include:
Biking the Back Roads: Ohio & Erie Canal
Towpath
Saturday, September 8 � 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Boston Store � Cuyahoga Valley National Park
This true historic ride travels along the Ohio & Erie Canal,
an official National Heritage Corridor. Riders will start
with a quick tour of Boston Store, ride to Mustill Store in Akron,
eat lunch and head back to Boston Store.
Registration is required. The Boston Store is located 0.1 miles
east of Riverview Road on Boston Mills Road. Boston Mills Road is
0.1 of a mile south of the Boston Mills Ski Resort. For
registration and more information, call 440-786-8530.
Bike the Canal
Thursday, September 13 � 5:30 - 8 p.m.
Rockside Parking Lot � Ohio & Erie Canal
Reservation
Join Naturalist Jill Hauger and Cultural Historian Doug Kusak as
the bike touring adventure continues into the fall. Riders will
start at the Rockside parking lot and head north. Enjoy the sights
of the Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation. Registration, beginning
September 4, is required. Rockside Trailhead is located off
Rockside Road in Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation, west of Canal
Road in Valley View. For registration and more information, call
216-206-1000.
Fall Bicycle Ride
Saturday, September 22 � 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Bonnie Park Picnic Area � Mill Stream Run Reservation
Join Naturalist Gretchen Motts and explore Mill Stream Run
Reservation. Riders will head south from Bonnie Park, stop at the
Strongsville Wildlife area and visit other places of interest
before returning to their cars. Participants must bring their own
bicycles, helmets and water bottles. Registration, beginning
September 3, is required.Bonnie Park Picnic Area is located off
Valley Parkway in Mill Stream Run Reservation, off Pearl Road/Route
42 in Strongsville.
For registration and more information, call
440-734-6660.
Tour de Necklace Ride: Huntington
Beach to Berea Falls and back!
Sunday, Sunday 23 � 9:30 a.m.
Huntington Beach parking lot � Huntington Reservation
The ride begins at Huntington Beach. Riders ride into Rocky
River Reservation as they follow the river to Berea Falls. Stops
include Rocky River Nature Center and an ice cream break at
Sweetwater Landing at Emerald Necklace Marina on the way back.
Registration is required. Huntington Beach is located off Lake Road
in Huntington Reservation in Bay Village. For registration and more
information, call 440-786-8530.
Enjoy the reservations and scenery this September from a bike
with Cleveland Metroparks - part of your life,
naturally!
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