A Pleasant Surprise | North Coast Inland Trail
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Erin and I decided to drive to Elyria to ride a rail trail we had never been on before - The North Coast Inland Trail. We stopped in Kipton, Oberlin, and had lunch in Wakeman before turning around and riding back. We did 40 miles on our bicycles and were pleasantly surprised with the scenery on this mostly shaded bike path.
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I love how it's a foregone conclusion that when you have a free day that a bike ride will be involved.
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Love this video. Trains and the history are one of my favorite parts of riding. Love rail trails. Great stuff.
Tim, so glad you got a chance to ride N.C.I.T.,! And liked it! It is where I and my friends ride most often.. You definitely need to check out the rest of it.. Going north to the lake is awesome, then ride into downtown Lorain, ride south on Broadway to about 13th or 14th street to Broadway Mary's. for lunch and coffee---you will love the vibe there! Going west beyond Wakeman is very cool 😎 too. There is camping in Collins at Camp Conley and in Lindsay at Wooded Acres- $5.00 for bikes. Indeed a great trail!
I'm definitely thinking of integrating the whole thing into a longer trip. I want to see the north for sure.
A few people mentioned Camp Conley.
Thanks!
I too enjoy historical markers because so much has changed over the years they give the reason to the rhyme, thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks so much, I took this trail today based on your video, really nice 1st time trip.
Awesome!
I just rode more of it on Thursday last week beyond where we stopped. It becomes very rustic and rural before becoming paved again.
My brother worked as a switch operator in Kansas one summer. The railroad issued him a pocket watch. I will ask him about the watch. Cool. 😊
Yes - ask him if he is "on the ball".
I have riden this trail from Maumee, Ohio to Bellevue ( I picked up the trail at its western terminus) There are some road sections through Fremont. There is a wonderful Tudor Inn in Bellevue that is very friendly to bicycle touring folk. It is also literally on the trail. It is a wonderful trip for me as this was my "first overnighter". West of Bellevue it is mostly farmland and some green tunnel. However I love WIDE open spaces more than the Cuyahoga valley! 😂 (I love both actually). Riding through Toledo is tough as it is so industrial. Swing south and pick up the Wabash Cannonball trail to go west. Wish I could PM you as I ride daily in the Toledo/Maumee area. Enjoy your trip to Ann Arbor.
Andrew
Can confirm my wife and I experiencing the exact same confusion point at those bridges recently! heh. Totally agree with the commenter about the north part be very unique and interesting. Plus - it has some climbing for Tim. Yay! Minor tip - the north trail doesn't end east of town at Colorado Ave like Google Maps suggests. There is a newish section, goes another 2 miles west, right into Lorain. Maybe Strava shows it, though.
Thanks!
You've only scratched the surface! So much good riding out there. One of my favorite rides is Elyria to Lindsey and then take the farm roads up to Catawba. Almost 100mi exactly. Happy to share the route if interested.
I’ve since ridden up to Ann Arbor and Erin and I went back and rode to the lake from the same trailhead.
Thanks though!
Thanks Tim. Very cool places , as usual !
What a cool historical ride never knew where that saying came from. Always loved listening to the jerky boys growing up saying “are you on the ball there sir!” Hahah
The North Coast Inland Trail is also part of the Adventure Cycling Northern Tier Route from Fremont to Clyde in map section 9, or at least it was when I rode across the country back in 2011. The ACA route uses the trail for only around 9 miles, but it was a pleasant surprise for me when I encountered it when following the ACA map. The section on the ACA route was all on a paved bike path, well shaded, and out of the wind.
There were signs for US Bike Route 30.
@@TimFitzwater US Bike routes didn't exist when I rode across the country 13 years ago. ACA maps were the only way to go back then. If not then DIY routes were the next best choice. It was just only 3 years ago that the Ohio portion was added to US bike route 30 according to Wikipedia. Whatever, as the US bike route experts made a good choice including this bike path in their system.
Very nice video...and AWESOME trail. Thanks for sharing!!!!
Looks like a fun, beautiful ride.
I love your history sidebars!!!
I was curious and checked out a little about Oberlin's history... yeah, wow, I'm going down quite a rabbit hole... Thanks!
I was reading the Wikipedia page at lunch!
Thanks so much for this. I'm a lifelong biker, grew up in Ohio not too far from this trail (Berea), and though I live in Northern California now, I really appreciate the views of the very green and open Ohio countryside.
Awesome. My Dad is from Berea. Such a cool little town. We are out that way for Christmas every year but decided to go out there late last winter and just walk around and get drinks and dinner. I've ridden the Trail there and stopped at the brewery - actually was the day Gov. Dewine shut the state down for Covid - so my last meal out for a while!
Cheers!
I love it. I go from Lakewood to Sheffield Lake, go south to the black river trail, into Elyria, the hop on.
I was in sheffield lake last week.riding up lake road to the lorain pier, and black river trail too
Yes! Some North side action! I have ridden from Elyria to Norwalk on that trail many times, nice to see it get some love! If you’re ever doing an exploration ride there again, lots of little cuts and fun stuff to ride in Oberlin!
Nice! Thanks for the heads up.
Thought you might like to know, when you continue west out of Wakeman and you reach the next section of trail after the road section, it is gravel and varying single and double track. It is this way into Norwalk.
Nice - thanks for the info.
Especially good to know if it is going to be rainy.
Cheers!
I will be riding this in September after I retire!!
The Ohio to Erie between Xenia and Columbus is absolutely horrible!
Its really that Darby Creek to Cedarville section. Mind numbing.
We modified the route the next few times to break off around London and head to Springfield and down through Yellow Springs.
what ann arbor event? Some good country roads/dirt coming up from Toledo, but haven't done much other riding thru OH
It’s called “Meet Me In Manchester”.
I’ve ridden so much of Ohio now. Really been enjoying exploring Michigan the last two years too.
@@TimFitzwater real good dirt riding out in manchester and those country roads as well!
Go get a few heavy panniers on those bikes, then aim for 100 miles a day - then you can start crowing!
Most etymology sources state that the phrase “on the ball” derives from baseball.
Don't come to my page and ruin historical markers for me. 😂
Those sources would be wrong then 😂
I did look at some train and watch websites and they all say what the sign said. I didn’t look at anything sports related - willful ignorance? Maybe. 🤔
We stayed at camp Conley and rode some of that. Ate at that same restaurant. Had beers at muffleheads it’s right off the trail(not a recommendation on muffleheads) 😂.
Wasn’t there a big train wreck on the Richland B&O trail to?
Ah - so you stayed out past where we rode.
Huh - surprisingly I can't remember about the B&O but I'm sure I read the sign because the first time I rode it I was alone.
@@TimFitzwater yes. I would recommend camp Conley if you wanted to camp and ride. It’s not a bad spot.
I think the b&o wreck is almost at the end of the trail.
It is odd and weird that folks come onto the internet and comment sections to be grammar police, I just don't get it.
I love your content and understand everything you say Tim and I am Canadian. Keep up the great ride along shares. =]
Thanks!
It is funny because I am fairly well spoken but I am a reader. So a lot of times I simply haven't heard things pronounced out loud. Plus there are a lot of localisms - most the cities and towns in Ohio definitely don't sound the way the European cities they are named after do.
I also just mess up trying to do a voice-over for 10 minutes - its not like I'm a news caster....🤠
Thanks so much - cheers!
@@TimFitzwater I hear yah ... I do voice over for my clients on tech videos I make for them. If I had a quarter for everytime I stop and start again -- well, let's just say I could ride my bike for a living. =]
Also, I was and still am to a degree a phonetic reader, so what I think I understand it to be may not always be.
The section north of Elyria isn’t particularly long but is particularly spectacular. Crosses the black river 5 (!!) times as I remember and has a unique L shaped bridge that zig zags across river and then back again. Highly recommend. I ride from Huntington Reservation in Bay Village along lake to the trail to Oberlin and back for a metric century.
Nice!
Definitely gotta go check that out then!
Thanks!
what’s the size of her wheels? 😊
650b
Genoa salami...
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How could you tell it was a mail train?
You could see its Ball.
I’ve seen Memphis Bell too. 😎
Damn, that's a nice trail
Juh-Noah, I grew up about 12 miles from there in Oregon, Ohio. Guess how that’s pronounced haha. Gotta love the Midwest…
Tim - Webb Ball’s shop was downtown Cleveland. That’s where he got involved with railroads. When shop closed the street clock went into disrepair and the city of CLE let it go. Ball’s original street clock is in Fredericktown. Intersection of Sandusky and Main. Check it out if in the area.
Awesome!
Thanks for the history/info.
I live in London and you are spot on! Nothing but farms for many miles on the trail
Yeah - I don't like to hate on it but its not even like they are cute farms....just the same thing for miles and miles.
That’s cool about the history of the “Get on the ball” phrase.
I live for history like that!
2016, a couple buddies and I rode Amtrak from Cleveland out to Toledo and rode the NCIT back to Cleveland. Well, to Elyria then roads back to Burke airport to our car. Connecting back to Akron on the towpath would be nice!
Great video. Definitely have to put this ride on my to do list. Thanks. Looking forward to the next video
Tim this is a great trail to ride. It goes through Fremont and takes you through the town. We have done this numerous times.
Lovely - I like the trees and the shady parts of the trail!
Great video! I didn’t know about this trail and will definitely check it out soon. I’ve also become kind of board with rail trails, but this one looks like a nice Saturday ride. My wife also refuses to do roads, so this will be perfect for us!
I don't know why this one flies so under the radar.
A few people have mentioned it is really cool between the lake in Lorain and where we started - I would definitely do that next time.
Get on the ball. I always assumed it was some sort of sports reference. The more you know 🌈. I appreciate the fun facts thanks
Right!? Me too.
Thanks!
Thank you!!
OMG, I am you! I am the one who is always stopping at historical markers while my riding partners roll on ahead! lol
But in the end, they appreciate me regaling them with the history I have learned when we stop for food or beers!😊
Ha! Nice.
You’ll appreciate this. When we did the GAP & C&O we were in Harpers Ferry and I was telling Erin slightly lesser l own story about the town. She said “how do you know that”. “ I read it in that book store we were just in”. lol.
Usually it’s just, “I read it on that sign back there”.