Bike Portage and Beyond
  • County Info and Trail Connections
    • Portage Parks Trails
    • Portage County Road Resources
    • Road Info for Nearby Counties
    • Connecting to the Western Reserve Greenway
    • Connecting to the Towpath Trail
    • Connecting to the Maple Highlands Trail
    • Connecting to Parma and the Northern Tier Route at Lakewood
    • Future Trails and Connections
  • Longer Trips - Cycle Touring
    • Planning a Bike Tour
    • The Ohio to Erie Trail
    • The Erie Canalway Trail
    • The GAP and C&O >
      • Connection by Trail to Reagan Airport
    • Cleveland Bypass for the Northern Tier Route
    • Overview Maps
  • Beer:30 on the Bike Trail
  • About
    • Blog
  • County Info and Trail Connections
    • Portage Parks Trails
    • Portage County Road Resources
    • Road Info for Nearby Counties
    • Connecting to the Western Reserve Greenway
    • Connecting to the Towpath Trail
    • Connecting to the Maple Highlands Trail
    • Connecting to Parma and the Northern Tier Route at Lakewood
    • Future Trails and Connections
  • Longer Trips - Cycle Touring
    • Planning a Bike Tour
    • The Ohio to Erie Trail
    • The Erie Canalway Trail
    • The GAP and C&O >
      • Connection by Trail to Reagan Airport
    • Cleveland Bypass for the Northern Tier Route
    • Overview Maps
  • Beer:30 on the Bike Trail
  • About
    • Blog

The  OHio  To  EriE  Trail

The Ohio to Erie Trail (OTET) is the easiest long-distance trail to access from Portage County.  It is just a quick hop from the Portage Hike and Bike Trail to Summit County's Freedom Trail.  See the map on the Connecting to the Towpath Trail page to learn how to bridge a short gap between the incomplete Freedom Trail and the Towpath Trail (also part of the Ohio to Erie Trail).

If you are determined to start at OTET Mile Zero in Cleveland, you may want to be dropped off there.  However you can reach it by bike via the Summit Hike and Bike Trail and Towpath Trail.  You'll be retracing your steps (at least 15 miles worth) when you head south.

All the resources you may need to complete this trip can be found at the official website;
www.ohiotoerietrail.org/  The map below is from this site and provides a good overview of the route.


There are a number of road sections along this Trail, including travel through the city of Columbus.  As of 2020, about 15% of the trail is on rural roads and city streets.
ohiotoerietrail.org/assets/uploads/2020/10/OTET-Mileage-Breakdown-2020-Oct.pdf  
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