2025 Let's Move Summit County Bike & Hike

Welcome to the 2025 Let's Move Summit County Bike & Hike event! Join us for a day of outdoor fun at the Summit Lake Community Center. Get ready to pedal and trek through the Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail, taking in the scenic views and fresh air. This in-person event is perfect for all fitness levels, so grab your friends and family for a day of adventure. Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with nature and stay active. Lace up your shoes, pump up those tires, and let's move together!

Who: Let’s Move Summit County

What: 2025 Bike & Hike

When: Saturday, May 17, 2025

Bike: Check in begins at 7:30 a.m. -- 5 starts for groups of 40 every 15 minutes between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m.

Hike: Check in begins at 10:30 a.m. – 5 starts for groups of 60 every 15 minutes between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m.

Where: Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail at Summit Lake -- Akron, OH

Why: Let’s Move Summit County is a healthy lifestyle initiative that encourages children and families to lead active, healthy lives. An initiative of the Summit County Council, Let’s Move Summit County has hosted Community Health Walks and events since 2010. The 2025 Bike & Hike is a FREE event intended to engage the community in a healthy activity.

How: Participants will ride or walk on a designated route along the Towpath Trail starting and ending at Summit Lake Community Center. Riders will depart first, followed by walkers. The bike course will take riders from Summit Lake to Nesmith Lake and back (approximately 6 miles). The walk will be a 2.75 mile loop around Summit Lake starting at Summit Lake Community Center, heading north to South Street where walkers will head west on South Street before connecting with the Ohio & Erie Canal Summit Lake Trail on the North Shore and passing Metro Parks Nature Center at Summit Lake before returning to the Community Center.

This event is open to the public with the first registered 200 riders and 300 walkers guaranteed event t-shirts and donated items provided by partners and sponsors. Participants will depart at designated start times led by event volunteers.

A limited number of bikes and helmets will be available to rent for the course with an ID security deposit. All cyclists participating in this event are encouraged to wear a helmet. All participants must sign a liability waiver prior to riding or walking in this event.

Participants will have access to restrooms at the Summit Lake Community Center and provided a free prepackaged lunch upon returning to the Summit Lake Park. Refreshment/water stations will be available at the turn-around points for bikers (Nesmith Lake) and the west shore park area of Summit Lake for walkers.

On-line Pre-registration will begin on March 14, 2025 through May 2, 2025

Questions? Email [email protected] or Call 330-643-2074 for assistance

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