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    Cleveland Metroparks Offers Group Bike Rides Throughout The Month Of July

    News & Press | June 2012

    Cleveland Metroparks Offers Group Bike Rides Throughout The Month Of July

    Posted: June 19, 2012
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    FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:



    BOB ROTATORI - 216-635-3263 -or-



    HOLLY KECK -216-635-3253



    Cleveland Metroparks invites everyone to hop on a bike and enjoy
    the beautiful outdoors on two wheels this July. The various bike
    rides include brief, historical and nature lessons while passing
    through gorgeous landscapes, parks, farmland and Ohio historical
    sites.



    The group bike tours in July include:



    Biking The Back Roads: Mill Creek MetroParks
    Bikeway



    Saturday, July 14 � 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.



    Mill Creek MetroParks Bikeway (Mahoning County)



    �Biking The Back Roads� tours are designed specifically for the
    casual rider who takes cycling seriously, but not at a race pace.
    Each group ride includes a short historical and nature lesson. The
    Mill Creek MetroParks Bikeway tour travels through the center of
    beautiful Mahoning County, past picturesque nature preserves, a
    MetroParks farm and many historic remnants of the old Erie
    Railroad. This 30-mile bike ride travels off the Mill Creek
    MetroParks Bikeway and explores the back roads. Bring a packed
    lunch and helmets are required. Registration is required. For
    registration and complete information, call 440-786-8530.



    Family Adventure: Bike The Ohio
    &
    Erie Canal



    Wednesday, July 18 � 7 - 9 p.m.



    CanalWay Center � Ohio & Erie Canal
    Reservation



    Cultural Historian Doug Kusak leads a historical and nature
    bicycle adventure on Ohio & Erie  Canal Reservation's all
    purpose trail. This 3-mile bike ride travels at a family-friendly
    pace, heading north to Furnace Ridge Overlook. Helmets are
    required. CanalWay Center is located on Whittlesey Way, off the
    East 49th Street entrance of Ohio & Erie Canal
    Reservation, between Grant Avenue and Canal Road in Cuyahoga
    Heights. Registration, beginning July 2, is required. For
    registration and more information, call 216-206-1000.



    Bike The Canal



    Thursday, July 19 � 6 - 9 p.m.



    Harvard Road Trailhead parking lot � Ohio & Erie
    Canal Reservation



    Join Cultural Historian Doug Kusak and Naturalist Jill Hauger on
    a 12-mile bike ride along the entire length of Ohio & Erie
    Canal Reservation. Enjoy an ice cream break at the turnaround point
    (bring your own money). Limited bike rentals are available; call
    for details. Registration, beginning July 2, and a $1 fee are
    required. Harvard Road Trailhead parking lot is located on Harvard
    Avenue, a quarter mile east of Jennings Road, under the Harvard
    Dennison Bridge. For registration and more information, call
    216-206-1000.



    Tour de Necklace: Bedford Reservation



    Sunday, July 22 � 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.



    Viaduct Park �  Bedford
    Reservation



    This 18-mile ride begins at Viaduct Park with a discussion of
    the early history of Bedford. The bike ride continues through
    Bedford Reservation and onto the Akron-Cleveland Bike Trail.
    Registration is required. Viaduct Park is located off the
    intersection of Taylor and Willis Street in Bedford Reservation,
    off Union Street in Bedford. For registration and more information,
    call 440-786-8530.



    Bike - Train - Bike



    Sunday, July 29 � 8:30 a.m. Start



    Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Rockside Road Station
    �
    Independence



    Join Cultural Historian Doug Kusak as he leads a 13-mile,
    history adventure on bicycle and iron horse. The fun begins at
    Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad  Rockside Road Station as the
    group rides the rails to Peninsula. Then, everyone hops on their
    bikes and pedals back to Rockside Road Station. A $5 fee is
    required for this adult and teens (ages 15 and older accompanied by
    an adult) program. Helmets and registration, beginning July 2, are
    required. Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Rockside Road Station is
    located on the corner of Canal and Old Rockside roads in
    Independence. For registration and more information, call
    216-206-1000.



    Grab your bike and helmet and enjoy group bike rides in
    Cleveland Metroparks - part of your life,
    naturally!



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