Attendees are asked to park at the Miamisburg Soccer Complex at 4350 Medlar Road. Shuttles will bus the attendees. Accommodations will be available for the handicapped. Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP to mar@dacc.org.
The bikeway marks a big step toward a southern connection between the Great Miami River and the Little Miami River bikeways, the region’s two main biking trails, Five Rivers MetroParks said.
Participating partners in the project include Five Rivers MetroParks, Miami Township, Montgomery County Transportation Improvement District, The Ohio Department of Transportation, City of Miamisburg, Montgomery County and Miamisburg City Schools District.
Construction began in June. The completed bikeway links the Austin Road Interchange at I-75 to the Great Miami River Bikeway.
Riders can access the new trail from the Great Miami River Bikeway north of Crains Run Park south of Miamisburg, or from MetroParks’ Medlar Conservation Area at the southwest corner of Medlar Road and Miamisburg Springboro Pike.
Five Rivers said the Miami Valley’s regional bikeway networ is, the largest in the nation with over 330 miles of paved, off-road bike paths.
The public is invited to participate. Five Rivers MetroParks staff and local bike clubs will lead riders on the first ride on the two-mile bikeway. The path leads riders through wetlands, ravines, and mature forest to a hilltop vista.
To learn more about the largest connected bikeway network, see www.metroparks.org/cycling or call (937) 275-PARK (7275).
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