The way points of this bicycle route:
NOTE: THIS IS A FAIRLY DIFFICULT RIDE. THE HILLS ARE NOT LONG BUT THEY ARE STEEP. GREAT TRAINING FOR AN IM WITH HILLS. THIS IS A ONE WAY ROUTE OUT TO BLADENSBURG. FROM THERE PLEASE SEE THE MAP DESIGNATED AS THE AMISH BAKERY RIDE AND FOLLOW THAT MAP AND CUE SHEET TO CONTINUE NORTH TO DANVILLE. THAT MAP IS AT http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Granville-Danville-Granville-Amish-Bakery-Ride *********** Exit from the coffee house and make RIGHT turn out of parking lot - Depart from River Rd SE/Township Hwy 131
Turn right at Lancaster Rd/OH-661
Turn left at Munson St and then right up the hill at the first corner - STEEP CLIMB
Turn left at W Maple St
Turn right at S Plum St
Turn left at W Broadway St
Turn right at Beechwood Dr - STEEP CLIMB
Turn left at Thornewood Dr
Turn left at Burg St
Slight left at Dry Creek Rd NW/Township Hwy 10
Turn right at CR-10/Loudon St NW
Turn right at Dutch Ln NW - long fast straight stretch of road
Turn left at Marion Rd/OH-657 - STEEP CLIMB
Turn right at Reynolds Rd NE
Turn left to stay on Reynolds Rd NE
STEEP CLIMB
Turn right at Johnstown Utica Rd NE/US-62
Turn right at S Main St/Mt Vernon Rd/OH-13 - FOOD AND WATER AT INTERSECTION - BP STATION HAS RESTROOMS
Right on 13 and then left on to Blacksnake
Turn right at Martinsburg Rd NE
Turn left at Eden Church Rd NE
Turn left at Purity Rd NE - Food and water available at market - CLOSED ON SUNDAYS
NOTE: OPTIONAL ROUTE. TURN RIGHT ON CAMP OHIO OFF OF PURITY ROAD (AT THE BOTTOM OF A HILL ABOUT 2 MILES FROM THE MARKET) AND FOLLOW TO FIRST INTERSECTION AND TURN LEFT TO GO UP ROCKY FORK ROAD. THERE IS A 100 FOOT SECTION OF GRAVEL AT THE BEGINNING OF ROCKY FORK. THE CLIMB UP ROCKY FORK IS EXCEPTIONALLY STEEP. FOLLOW ROCKY FORK TO THE STOP SIGN AT BAKER ROAD. TURN LEFT AND TAKE TO PLEASANT VALLEY/586. TURN LEFT TO GO TO MARTINSBURG; TURN RIGHT TO GO TO RAINROCK ROAD. AT RAINROCK, TURN LEFT TO GO TO BLADENSBURG.
Turn right at Martinsburg Rd/OH-586 NOTE: IF YOU WANT TO BYPASS THE NEXT HILL MAKE A LEFT AND CONTINUE ON IN TO MARTINSBURG.
Turn left at Rain Rock Rd NE
Continue on CR-32/Henpeck Rd
Turn left at Divan Rd/Township Hwy 149
IF YOU WANT TO BYPASS THE NEXT CLIMB DO NOT MAKE THE LEFT TURN ON TO DIVAN ROAD. CONTINUE STRAIGHT ON IN TO BLADENSBURG.
STEEP CLIMB - NOTE: TO CUT OFF A FEW MILES YOU CAN DO A U-TURN AT THE TOP OF THE HILL AND GO BACK TO THE STOP ON HENPECK, TURN LEFT AND FOLLOW TO BLADENSBURG. THIS WILL CUT OFF ABOUT 8 MILES.
Turn right at Martinsburg Rd/OH-586
Arrive at S Market St/OH-586 - FOOD, WATER, RESTROOM AT MARATHON STATION
Food and water available at the gas station; better selection of food and sandwiches at the market on the left hand side about 100 feet past the gas station on 541. TO CONTINUE ON TO DANVILLE TURN RIGHT OUT OF THE GAS STATION AND CONTINUE NORTH ON COUNTY ROAD 32/MCLARNAN AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS IN THE CUE SHEET REFERRED TO AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PAGE.
Welcome to Bikely, take a step by step tour of this path:
Press Start Tour - then use the navigation buttons below to move along the path.
THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY DIFFICULT RIDE AND HAS SOME OF THE STEEPEST HILLS IN THE AREA. THE HILLS ARE NOT LONG BUT ARE STEEP. IF YOU ARE NOT A HILL CLIMBER, DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS ROUTE.
Tagged with: Training, Onroad, Smooth, Steep, Difficult, Low traffic, Safe, Rural, Scenic
