Cycling in Ohio - Mohican Valley & Kokosing Gap Trails

Cycling in Ohio - Mohican Valley & Kokosing Gap Trails

From our reading, we anticipated coming across the Bridge of Dreams, a 370-foot long bridge spanning the Mohican River. This railroad bridge was originally built in the 1920s and, through a local effort, was covered in 1998. According to Wiki, “It is the second longest covered bridge in Ohio and the third longest covered bridge in the United States.”

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Cycling the C & O Canal Towpath - 1

Cycling the C & O Canal Towpath - 1

When we finished cycling the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) the other day, we were at the western terminus of the Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) Canal Towpath cycling route. Unlike the GAP which is a converted railroad line, the C&O trail is a towpath that follows the course of the Potomac River 184.5 miles from Cumberland, Maryland to Georgetown, Washington, DC. The towpath was originally created to aid commerce between the US capital and its expanding western frontier. Today, it’s a quiet, wooded multi-use trail along the remains of the canal.

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