Akron, OH - Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad | Smart-guided Bike-Aboard Tour

Experience Cuyahoga Valley National Park by bike...and train! Perhaps the most beautiful crushed stone bikeway in Ohio - the Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail. It lies deep within the magnificent Cuyahoga Valley National Park between Cleveland and Akron, Ohio. The flat hard-packed crushed stone bikeway follows the towpath, diverting at points to wind alongside, over, and in-between the Cuyahoga River and Ohio & Erie Canal through woods and fields.

The Cuyahoga Valley National Park runs between two major cities - Cleveland and Akron - yet once one descends into the lavish wooded greenery of the valley the racket of the city is replaced with the sounds of rushing river rapids, the chatter of multiple sorts of wildlife inhabitants and the gentle symphony of nature only to be interrupted by the occasional passing by of people enjoying the trail or river, celebrating the great outdoors.

The Selfie Cycle Tour begins with a train ride, where your bike is transported along with you to the CVSR's temporary northern train depot stop. Once there, you continue on your bike to the temporarily closed Rockside Station and then back on your bike to the starting spot at the southernmost train depot. Several train station depots are set along the towpath where you can wave down any southbound train to return to the starting spot. The $5 train ride ticket is not included with the tour purchase. Here is a link to the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad train schedule to coordinate your tour plans.

This 56-mile roundtrip smart-guided route is 14 miles of train riding (if only riding the train one way), 92% bikeway, and does not come with CycleNuts' 50% downhill guarantee (because...well... you are riding the train part of the way). Sweating is optional. Except for connector ramps from the canal to the train station, the route will see very little use of your bike's gearing. You set the pace, starting time, guest list (or, just you), and touring agenda with CycleNuts' expert smart-guided cycle tour pattern.

Points of interest: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, Ohio and Erie Canal, Cuyahoga River, Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail, Frazee House, Boston Mill Visitor Center, and Canal Exploration Center. Optional tasty stops at Yours Truly and Lock 15 Brewing Company (CycleNuts tested and approved tasty spots)

WHY CHOOSE a Smart-guided Selfie Cycle Tour?

You get all the benefits of a guided tour without the drawbacks of a tour guide, other tourists, time restrictions, and a rigid tour agenda. With this smart-guided tour, you can go when you want, at your speed, and hang out at a spot as long as you wish. You can even wander off the planned route and the smart guide will get you back on track when you are ready.

HERE'S THE PLAN: You bring a bike and a smartphone. CycleNuts provides the smart-tour guide links! You will receive an expertly designed tour route via email. Click the emailed link and follow the Selfie Tour route using your smartphone as your smart-tour guide for the Voice and Map guided turn-by-turn instructions.

SHORT INSTRUCTIONS: From your location, using your cell phone click on the starting spot link and follow the Google Maps directions. When you arrive, click the emailed tour navigation links to begin the tour. The navigation links will be either Google Maps, Ride With GPS (RWGPS), or both. For more complex tours, there may be several links to click with additional instructions. With Google Maps, the navigator will prompt you at each checkpoint to continue navigation.

BUY NOW AND RIDE WHENEVER AND FOREVER. The route links do not expire. Buy now and plan your adventure - invite your favorite peeps or ride solo; make overnight accommodation reservations; reserve a sitter for your pets. Many tours include dog-friendly tasty spots, as noted in the tour instructions. Here are two CycleNuts tested and approved sites for pet owners: Bring Fido for those touring with dogs; and Rover for those needing pet sitters. The purchase is for the CycleNuts Selfie Smart-guided route links and instructions. Attractions, lodgings, food, bike rental, etc. are not included.

CYCLENUTS SELFIE TOURS tie together fun, interesting, scenic, historic, tasty, and refreshing points of interest along a bikeway-focused tour route where you ride at your pace and pleasure. You are the tour boss. You choose the date and time - the tour is good for any day or time.

With these Smart-guided Selfie Cycle Tours, you bring the bike, and the smartphone - CycleNuts provides the smart-guided links. The smart guide gives voice and visual turn-by-turn instructions along an expertly designed tour route.

Do the tour solo or bring along your crew. Easily stop anywhere along the way to visit attractions or refreshments and the smart guide will continue the route from wherever you are when you are ready to roll.

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