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Cycling the Ohio River from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh
Has anyone bicycled along the Ohio River between Cincinnati and
Pittsburgh? I am looking for information about terrain (e.g. how much the road will go up and down nearby bluffs vs. stay flat against the river), road conditions, etc. I have been doing an incremental cross-country bicycle ride one week at a time and the next likely segment is Cincinnati to Pittsburgh. Following the river seems like an interesting route. I'm trying to figure out whether to go on recumbent bicycle or touring bicycle and terrain plays into that decision. --mev, Mike Vermeulen p.s. This past week I bicycled from Memphis to Cincinnati (trip report soon). This included following the Ohio River between Louisville and Cincinnati. For that segment of the river route: * IN 62 is flat leaving Louisville with occasional rolling terrain to Madison, with good descent from hill tops into Madison. Mostly two lanes and reasonable traffic. * Crossing river at Madison is easy on 421. Bridge is narrow allowing one lane of traffic each way, but traffic was reasonable in passing. * IN36/US42 on south side is flat between Milton and Warsaw. Some rolling hills from there into Cincinnati. Not a lot of shoulders. If the next 500 miles of river is similar to this 100, I'll take my recumbent. If it is considerably hillier, then I'll take my Cannondale. |
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Cycling the Ohio River from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh
Mike Vermeulen wrote:
Has anyone bicycled along the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh? I am looking for information about terrain (e.g. how much the road will go up and down nearby bluffs vs. stay flat against the river), road conditions, etc. I have been doing an incremental cross-country bicycle ride one week at a time and the next likely segment is Cincinnati to Pittsburgh. Following the river seems like an interesting route. I'm trying to figure out whether to go on recumbent bicycle or touring bicycle and terrain plays into that decision. --mev, Mike Vermeulen p.s. This past week I bicycled from Memphis to Cincinnati (trip report soon). This included following the Ohio River between Louisville and Cincinnati. For that segment of the river route: * IN 62 is flat leaving Louisville with occasional rolling terrain to Madison, with good descent from hill tops into Madison. Mostly two lanes and reasonable traffic. * Crossing river at Madison is easy on 421. Bridge is narrow allowing one lane of traffic each way, but traffic was reasonable in passing. * IN36/US42 on south side is flat between Milton and Warsaw. Some rolling hills from there into Cincinnati. Not a lot of shoulders. If the next 500 miles of river is similar to this 100, I'll take my recumbent. If it is considerably hillier, then I'll take my Cannondale. I do not think the terrain will be very flat since you will moving through the Appalachian Mountains. I have driven from Cincinnati to Parkersburg and it was not flat. -- ooo o http://www.texbiker.net -- Texas Bicycling Information Central. ooo o -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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Cycling the Ohio River from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh
In article , Mike Vermeulen
wrote: Has anyone bicycled along the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh? I am looking for information about terrain (e.g. how much the road will go up and down nearby bluffs vs. stay flat against the river), road conditions, etc. .... I rode a short section of this route a long time ago -- about 1987 -- as part of a longer trip. I rode along the Ohio river from East Liverpool, OH to (I think) Wellsburg WV on the WV side. I don't remember too much detail about the terrain, except that it was pretty steep as soon as I moved away from the river. But, what I really wanted to say -- I'm not sure what your objective is, but you should know that much of this route (all of it, where I was) is highly industialized. If you are hoping for scenic river vistas -- well I mostly recall electric power plants, railroad yards, and steel mill towns. |
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Cycling the Ohio River from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh
Rick Ankrum wrote:
I do not think the terrain will be very flat since you will moving through the Appalachian Mountains. I have driven from Cincinnati to Parkersburg and it was not flat. I cycled in the Alps, following the Salzach river, and it was not very hilly. The fact that the terrain is mountainous does not necessarily mean hilly cycling, if there is a road or trail that closely follows the river. On the other hand you can have tough hills in relatively flat terrain if the road climbs in and out of the river valley. Hopefully someone will have first-hand info to tell us about the Cinci - Pitts section. If you want to see my Alps photos, go to http://webhome.idirect.com/~brown/austria1.htm Ken Ken Brown, Toronto Canada Ontario Rail Trails: http://webhome.idirect.com/~brown delete "nospam" if replying via e-mail |
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Cycling the Ohio River from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh
Ken,
I just checked out your Alps photos. They were outstanding. Thanks. Gerald _O _ \_ (_)(_) "Ken Brown" wrote in message ... Rick Ankrum wrote: I do not think the terrain will be very flat since you will moving through the Appalachian Mountains. I have driven from Cincinnati to Parkersburg and it was not flat. I cycled in the Alps, following the Salzach river, and it was not very hilly. The fact that the terrain is mountainous does not necessarily mean hilly cycling, if there is a road or trail that closely follows the river. On the other hand you can have tough hills in relatively flat terrain if the road climbs in and out of the river valley. Hopefully someone will have first-hand info to tell us about the Cinci - Pitts section. If you want to see my Alps photos, go to http://webhome.idirect.com/~brown/austria1.htm Ken Ken Brown, Toronto Canada Ontario Rail Trails: http://webhome.idirect.com/~brown delete "nospam" if replying via e-mail |
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Cycling the Ohio River from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh
Mike Vermeulen wrote in message . ..
Has anyone bicycled along the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh? I am looking for information about terrain (e.g. how much the road will go up and down nearby bluffs vs. stay flat against the river), road conditions, etc. I have been doing an incremental cross-country bicycle ride one week at a time and the next likely segment is Cincinnati to Pittsburgh. Following the river seems like an interesting route. I'm trying to figure out whether to go on recumbent bicycle or touring bicycle and terrain plays into that decision. I don't know about the Kentucky/West Virginia side, but the Ohio side is probably not a good option. I grew up cycling around East Liverpool. Route 7, south out of the city, becomes a highway with onramps and offramps until at least Bridgeport (60 miles or so). I'm pretty sure bicycles are prohibited. Ohio's roads are not very bicycle-friendly IMO. Roland |
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Cycling the Ohio River from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh
, Mike Vermeulen
wrote: Has anyone bicycled along the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh? I am looking for information about terrain (e.g. how much the road will go up and down nearby bluffs vs. stay flat against the river), road conditions, etc. I've ridden East about 80(?) miles from Cincinnati along the river. For the most part it was quiet and scenic (on a Sunday AM). It is two lane, but not much of a shoulder to speak of, and not to put you off, there have been a number of head on collisions oveer the years on that stretch. The road is mostly gently rolling as I recall with not too much excursion away from the river. Things might be different as you get into the Eastern part of the state. |
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Cycling the Ohio River from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh
I don't know about the Kentucky/West Virginia side, but the Ohio side
is probably not a good option. I grew up cycling around East Liverpool. Route 7, south out of the city, becomes a highway with onramps and offramps until at least Bridgeport (60 miles or so). I'm pretty sure bicycles are prohibited. Ohio's roads are not very bicycle-friendly IMO. Roland Thanks. That part of Route 7 does look like limited access road according to my maps. Interestingly the roads along the Ohio (including Rt 7) are designated as a "National Scenic Byway" --mev, Mike Vermeulen |
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Cycling the Ohio River from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh
Mike Vermeulen wrote: Has anyone bicycled along the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh? I am looking for information about terrain (e.g. how much the road will go up and down nearby bluffs vs. stay flat against the river), road conditions, etc. Use the Kentucky side... the Ohio side is VERY bicycle unfriendly! |
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