Nov 21 2010

History on the Little Miami Scenic Trail

You’ve all heard of the Aztec Calendars and the Stonehenge link to the solstice.

But there may be some ancient calendars much closer to home.

Trails bring history
to life.

For example, at the Fort Ancient state park, the Hopewell civilization created  their own prehistoric calendar using earthen walls.

And now for the best part. These 2,000 year old calendars are located adjacent to the Little Miami Scenic Trail, about 30 miles from the southern terminus.

The Ohio Historical Society is offering a special morning tour at 7:30 on December 19.

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/11/21/history-on-the-little-miami-scenic-trail/

Nov 19 2010

The Waitukubuli National Trail in Dominica

I love trails (as you already know), and I love islands.

So I am particularly interested in finding great trails on … (you guessed it)… islands.

I wonder how the biking would be
on this island?

I recently found this article on the Waitukubuli National Trail in Dominica.

I also found a great hiking blog about it that includes great video and textual information.

Please send me your recommendations for great island trails. I’d also like to hear about fun, safe biking experiences on islands, even if they’re not on trails.

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/11/19/the-waitukubuli-national-trail-in-dominica/

Nov 18 2010

Danny MacAskill: Way Back Home

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/11/18/danny-macaskill-way-back-home/

Nov 17 2010

Beatles on Bikes: They’ve Got a Ticket to Ride

I love these pictures of the Beatles riding bikes.

Even the Beatles are huge
bicycle fans!!

Here’s one. For many more, check out the Bikes and the City blog.

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/11/17/beatles-on-bikes-theyve-got-a-ticket-to-ride/

Nov 17 2010

New York City introduces long-term bike plan

The Big Apple is onboard with the worldwide move toward more bicycle transportation and recreation.
It sounds like the New York city bicycle plan includes lots of bike lanes…

I didn’t read much about independent bike & pedestrian paths. I think that is vital to making the bike plan accessible to everyone. There are many (I would say the majority) of people who do not want to risk their lives in traffic to get from point a to point b. This is true of some commuters but especially of recreational riders. And all such city bike plans should include both commuters and recreational cyclists in the planning process.

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/11/17/new-york-city-introduces-long-term-bike-plan/

Nov 16 2010

Mapquest unveils new bike routes mapping

Mapquest has announced a new “Bike Route” service in their mapping program.
As most of you know, Google already has a bike route option available for some of their mapping areas and is expanding that option daily.

I’m glad to see Mapquest jumping on the bandwagon, or in this case the tagalong.

What pleases me most is that it sounds like whenever/wherever possible, the bike route will involve trails instead of roads. I think that is critical for safety and enjoyability.

Hopefully the new mapquest bike
routes will direct bicycle riders
under roads instead of on them.

Here is a list of rules or criteria that Mapquest has applied to the new Bicycle Routes:

  • Avoids roads where bicycle access in OpenStreetMap is set to false
  • Avoids all limited access highways
  • Favors bike specific paths (road segments that have bicycle access only – no auto or pedestrian)
  • Favors walkways with no auto access
  • Applies various weights to roads based on the maxspeed tag (ex. favors routes where maxspeed <= 30 mph)
For more details, visit the mapquest blog page by following this link.

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/11/16/mapquest-unveils-new-bike-routes-mapping/