Tuesday, November 9, 2010

2010 Towpath Trek

                              2010 Towpath Trek

Today we completed 2 of the 4 hikes needed for the 2010 Towpath Trek
sponsored by the Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition and Goodyear.
The old towpath has been restored for hiking and bikes, extending from Cleveland south to Zoar. Almost all of the length has been restored with a few sections yet to finish.

Total restored Canalway towpath length not at my fingertips tonight, but likely near to 100  miles.  We walked the section going north of Zoar (historic village south of Canton.)  Mileage today on that was 6 miles roundtrip.
Finished the day doing the 3 mile hike north of Massillon.
Last Sunday hiked the 2 mile Akron section, from the historic Richard Howe House to the Mustil Store.
Final section for the Trek will be the 4.6 mile hike from Lock 29 in Peninsula village north to Boston Store and return to Peninsula.

Flatlanders would enjoy these easy hikes very much.  Very scenic but very flat.  No surprise there, where else would you expect to find a canal.  On second thought the Akron section is not so flat, signs for the bikers indicate some 5 percent grades.  Quite a few locks were needed to get the canal boats over this high point of the canal.  The local county name is Summit.

 

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