Ohio to Erie Trail - DAY 1 Cuyahoga Valley Trail to Akron

[@Packsalot]

Awesome start to your trip. That bridge was super cool. Neat headphones. Don't fall asleep while riding! LOL. More awesome bridges. That was a long section of boardwalk. It would be cool to se the locks still working today. Great history tour and free lunch. Awesome stuff. Have a great day.

[@FollowThomas]

Cuyahoga Valley NP is just 20 miles from the start of the trail and it's a beautiful area. Last year I had a one day stopover there. I would love to go back and explore some waterfalls there but at this time my goal was to ride the trail.

[@TimFitzwater]

Watched this for a second time- the guys at the Mustill Store making lunch are my friends! (Also - the big sewer pipe is still used / Akron bought that land in the valley in the 1920s to get river access for our sewage).

[@FollowThomas]

Great guys there at the Mustill Store and I happened to be there at the right time, free food Friday. Good to get some info about that sewer pipe, cool historical landmark. 👍

[@ArmandGirard]

Thomas, nothing like an early morning ride to watch the sunrise. Thanks for sharing the video. Have a safe trip back to Florida. Hopefully the tropical storm coming our way won’t create any problems for your return.

[@FollowThomas]

Yes, heading back now and keeping an eye on the weekend weather, looks like the storm is heading my way. Thank you and enjoy the ride!

[@extra330sc]

Thomas, thanks very much for these videos! Do you have the routes in Ride with GPS? Any way to share them? I live in Columbus and would very much like to make the ride from Cleveland to Cincinnati. Thanks!

[@FollowThomas]

Thank you, glad you're enjoying my ride. Check each video description for Ride With GPS links. I have it there.

[@yesidtac7863]

Muy buena aventura la de hoy

[@FollowThomas]

Thank you

[@dedikfarm1128]

Great vidio my friend ..full support

[@FollowThomas]

Thanks, much appreciated

[@billysbikesbrews7183]

O2ET looks fantastic.. great first day.. Scenery looks Super 🚴‍♂️😎 free lunch & tour nice👍 I hate when I see lots of trash in an area.. that’s terrible 🫤

[@FollowThomas]

The Mustill Store is a good place to stop. They had free food Friday and the lady was telling me about the history of that place, a great place to stop. All OTET is great. I would do it again in the future. If you have a chance I highly recommend it. Working on the second day's video as I travel back to Florida.

[@billysbikesbrews7183]

@@FollowThomas Mustill Store looks to be a Great Place to Visit 🙂

[@pppjourneyonabike5992]

Very fine job on your videos. Thanks for sharing.

[@FollowThomas]

Thanks, much appreciated. It's a great trail.

[@PFAM5]

Been behind on videos lately. Great 1st Day!

[@FollowThomas]

Thanks for watching much appreciated

[@RideAlongAdventures]

Great video. Wow, the early early early morning ride 😮 looked like great weather.

[@FollowThomas]

The train arrived in Cleveland 3am. I was waiting till 5:30am before heading out. I got lucky with the weather too, no rain. Awesome trail overall. Now waiting for my midnight train in Cincinnati to head back to DC and Florida.

[@RideAlongAdventures]

@@FollowThomaslooking forward to the rest!

[@mikestokes5488]

Thomas, I really enjoyed seeing your adventure through Cleveland, CVNP and Akron. This was a nostalgic ride for me to see. I lived in the middle of Cuyahoga Valley National Park for years and you biked along my favorite destinations on the towpath. It was so fun seeing you roll through all my favorite spots. I actually lived next to Boston Historical Store in the middle of CVNP so I know your route inside and out. You rolled through the little town of Peninsula (my old home town). The town is right off the towpath but I was sad to see you roll through the town without stopping to see the quant town and little shops in Peninsula. My wife and I have ran hundreds of miles on the towpath and we agree with you that it's a beautiful spot especially through CVNP with the river on the side of you. Funny that we live in Florida now and I follow your adventures mainly to learn bike routes in Florida. Welcome to Ohio and I hope you love exploring the 300+ mile adventure from Cleveland to Cincinnati.

[@FollowThomas]

Thanks for the long detailed comment and telling your story. It was a beautiful ride and I enjoyed this trail very much. Now I'm on the way back to Florida. Hoping to get the following days videos up as soon as I can edit them. I have another trip coming up at the end of this month. Take care!

[@hammockstocoasters]

Beautiful share, as always. Makes me sad when I see areas trashed so much. I truly wish more humans had more respect.

[@FollowThomas]

The city needs to keep up the maintenance there. Akron Riverwalk was nicely built, so much potential there. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.

[@PrimeTimeTravelers]

Early morning sunrise rides are the best! Another great adventure! Hopefully next time you can ride to Toledo and up into Michigan, Driving the west coast of Michigan is beautiful! Great video yet again my friend! Keep the awesome content coming! It is hard to sleep on coach sometimes on Amtrak. Our last overnight in coach I was up until like 3am and was off the train about 3 hours later. So tired.

[@FollowThomas]

I was on the train two nights in a row and felt it but after the coffee break I was ready to go. Amtrak arrived in Cleveland at 3am and I had to wait in the train station for a couple of hours.

[@PrimeTimeTravelers]

@@FollowThomas Yeah Cleveland and Toledo stops are so late at night. I remember taking the train to Chicago from Toledo and having to be at station at like 4am

[@FollowThomas]

@@PrimeTimeTravelers Same thing in Cincinnati 4am

[@chuckhunter77]

13:00 That's the Merriman Valley area of Akron. We just call it "The Valley".

[@FollowThomas]

Yes I was wondering what's the name of this town. Good to get some inside information 👍

[@FloridaandBeyond]

Amazing trail! It looks like you are having a great time.

[@FollowThomas]

Absolutely! It's such a great trail, 326 miles total. I did it over the 6 days. I'm on the way back to Florida now.

[@FloridaandBeyond]

@FollowThomas always sad when the trip is over. It's time to book another one, lol.

[@FollowThomas]

@@FloridaandBeyond I actually already have a new trip booked for the end of the month. Adventure never stops unless we stop. 👍😊

[@FloridaandBeyond]

@FollowThomas we have some hotel hopping trips coming and really want to book a cruise or 2. We have things planned, just not booked yet. We could live on the road if possible lol.

[@joyfultrails]

Awesome! Looks like a really nice experience… I hope to ride that one someday. Looking forward to the rest of your journey.

[@FollowThomas]

It's an amazing trail, highly recommend it. Hope you get to ride it.

[@glenndjenkins]

I live in Akron. Have gone on bike rides and walks with my wife on many of the sections you showed today (and tomorrow I assume!). Glad to see you completed it. Gained a subscriber.

[@FollowThomas]

Thank you so much. Akron is a beautiful city and they've done a fine job creating this Riverwalk but they need to clean it up from the trash. This place has so much potential there. Are you riding only locally or going future too? It's a beautiful trail, you live in a great place.

[@johnbgriffinjr116]

Spectacular trail and excellent footage! Get some rest!! 😊

[@FollowThomas]

I need it for sure, just finished the trail today 😄

[@kmccarr]

You must be editing on the train ride home? I don’t know how you rode that first day on that little of sleep, but looks like a fun trail to ride.

[@FollowThomas]

I edited it in hotels and coffee shops. On the way back home now, waiting for my midnight train to Washington DC. It was an awesome experience, you're gonna love it if you decide to ride it in October. I got lucky with the weather too, no rain. 👍

[@kmccarr]

@@FollowThomas you have a great trip home buddy!

[@FollowThomas]

@@kmccarr thanks! 👍

[@stevekistler8970]

Thomas when did you ride this? The OTET is close to my home.

[@FollowThomas]

I just finished the trail today, and rode it in 6 days, so I rode the first section 6 days ago. I always upload the videos as soon as I can edit them.

[@russellely1021]

did you hop off the train and start riding?

[@FollowThomas]

I waited couple of hours from 3am till 5:30am and headed out. The first coffee shop opened at 6am and caught the sunrise on the trail.

[@russellely1021]

@@FollowThomas we walked all over downtown Cleveland, sooo glad the downtown isn't all that big.

[@FollowThomas]

It's not big, no problem at all.

[@rongurney48]

Less a reflection on the lack of cleaning ( which costs money) than on the local citizenry who drop all that garage in that area of the trail. Sad

[@FollowThomas]

Where was that I didn't see it?