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Cycling- & Trail-related Links

Adventure Cycling Association
Alum Creek Trail
America Bikes
Bicycle Revival
Bicycling Street Smarts: Riding Confidently, Legally and Safely
Bike Commuting in Columbus
Bike Source – Events Calendar
Biking Ohio Links
Blacklick Creek Trail
Buckeye Country Roads Bicycle Tours
Central Ohio Greenways
City of Columbus Bicycling Information
Clark County Trails
Columbus Outdoor Pursuits
Columbus Recreation & Parks Department
Columbus Rides Bikes
Comprehensive Guide to Bicycle Safety
Consider Biking
Corwin Peddler
Cuyahoga Valley Towpath Trail
Cycling Ohio Trails & Bikeways
Delaware County Friends of the Trail
Franklin County Metro Parks Bike Users Map
(PDF Version)
Franklin County Metro Parks Bike Users Map
(Interactive Web Map)
Friends of the Camp Chase Trail
Friends of the Little Miami State Park
GOBA – Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure
Greene County Trails
Greene Trails Cycling Classic
Heart of Ohio Trail
Heritage Trail

Holmes County Trail
I-670 Trail
Igotabike.com
Kokosing Gap Trail
League of American Bicyclists
Excellent source for additional cycling links
London Coffee Peddler
Miami Valley Trails
One of the best sources of trail info in Ohio
Miami Valley Bikeways Map (PDF)
Mohican Valley Trail
Mountain Biking Trails in Ohio
National Multiple Sclerosis Society – Bike Events
No BS Bike Buying Guide
Ohio & Erie Canalway
Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition
Ohio Bicycle Events Calendar
Ohio Bicycle Federation
Ohio Bicycle Trails
Ohio Department of Transportation
Ohio to Erie Trail
Olentangy Trail
Ox Roast Bicycle Tour – West Jefferson
Rails to Trails Conservancy / TrailLink.com
Scioto Trail
Simon Kenton Trail
TOSRV – Tour of the Scioto River Valley
Tri County Triangle Trail
Wayne County Rails to Trails
Winter Bicycling
From REI – a retailer of outdoor rec gear
(Click here for all cycling-related articles from REI)
XOBA – Across Ohio Bicycle Adventure

Locally-related Links

And a Few More, Just for Fun ...

Clark County Parks District
Cleveland Metroparks
Columbus Metro Parks
Columbus Outdoor Pursuits
Cuyahoga Valley National Parks
Five Rivers Metroparks – Dayton
Greene County Park District
National Trail Parks & Recreation District
Ohio Department of Transportation
Ohio Parks and Recreation
Ohio Public Works Commission

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Around 2009, an idea first developed during a conversation between Wayne Roberts with FMCPT and Van Viney, CEO of MATCO Services. It took a while, but in 2019 work began in earnest to begin construction of a "welcome" area on the east side of London. This was envisioned to compliment our beautiful "welcome" on the west side of town, the Prairie Grass Trailhead with its camping area, shelter house, and many other amenities. The original vision to create a multi-panel mural using the bricked-in windows of the old tile factory building that MATCO now owned was expanded upon to include a mini-park, a respite with benches, pleasant landscaping, and more.

Many local people have contributed many, many hours of brain power and sweat equity to bring this project from an old factory wall and overgrown grounds to the trail highlight it has become. We have kept costs extremely low though all of the in-kind donations and almost innumerable hours of donated labor. But also, we received great support support for the funding we required, all from Madison County-area companies and people. It was, and is, a true "community" project.

An added benefit was realized a couple of years ago when we found that we could easily create access to Roberts Pass for MATCO clients and employees. They previously had found handicapped-friendly trail access difficult if not downright impossible. For the first time, they are able to safely access their next-door neighbor, the Roberts Pass section of the Ohio to Erie Trail!

Further value was gained when Michele Bouquet and Sue Cline joined our efforts bringing the wisdom of the Madison County Master Gardeners with them. They, and many of their cohorts, contributed tons of time developing and implementing a gorgeous native plants garden in our mini-park, along with several pollinator plant zones. We hope to build on the value of this by adding educational kiosks throughout the mini-park. We also plan to work with area groups, including the OSU Extension Center, on educational opportunities for local schools, seniors, etc.