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Support the Trail in the on May 12-13
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| Photo Credit: Matt Goodman |
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BIKE TO WORK CELEBRATION!
Friday May 15, 2015, 7 am Hilltop Route with Friends of Camp Chase Trail, Led by Jody Dzuranin,
Meet at the Westgate Shelter House (3271 Wicklow Rd) at 7:00 AM. The ride will depart at 7:10AM. This ride will be on trail and on-street. Citywide Bike to Work Celebration at Columbus Commons; Several Rides to Choose From - Join the Friends of Camp Chase Trail ride by registering for the "Hilltop Route" at www.columbus.gov/B2W2015/
LEAVE NO TRACE (Clean Up Event)
Saturday May 16, 2015; 10 am Scioto Trail at Grandview Ave
Date: Saturday, May 16, 2015
Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Scioto Trail 648 Grandview Avenue Grandview, OH 43215 (Near Woodlands Backyard)
Friends of Camp Chase Trail are working in partnership with Metro Parks Greenways team to clean up litter along the Grandview Ave section of the Scioto Trail. We will begin at the Grandview Ave trailhead and pickup trash along the trail which blows in from the 670 Interstate.
Wear work clothes (closed toe shoes) and we'll bring everything else. Metro Parks will supply garbage bags, reflective vests and litter pickup grippers. Please join us on the trail!
Weather Dependent: Event will not be held if there is heavy rain or lightning. Facebook Event: www.facebook.com/events/914491765238639/
Camp Chase Trail is at www.campchasetrail.co
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Bike to Work Day is Friday, May 15!
Join hundreds of people riding into downtown along one of eight pre-planned routes described below and mapped here (viewed best using Chrome). All routes end at Columbus Commons at 8:00AM for a celebration including free breakfast from Whole Foods Market and coffee compliments of Columbus Commons, awards, booths, and networking- You could even win a folding bicycle compliments of car2go! Mayor Michael B. Coleman will ride with the group that has the most registered riders and will present the team with a custom award designed by Columbus artist and firefighter Allison Meade.
Registration is now open - Look for routes listed as "Park & Pedal" if you would like free car parking in order to ride into downtown for the remainder of your commute. - See more at: http://www.columbus.gov/B2W2015/#sthash.yndSWl4w.dpuf
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Support the Ohio to Erie Trail during the Big Give on May 12-13.
The Columbus Foundation announces the Big Give for 24 hours on May 12-13, 2015. When you give through the Columbus Foundation your donation will be amplified by the community pool of $1.3 million. May 12 from 10 am until May 13 at 10 am.
The Big Give is a big opportunity for you to support Ohio to Erie Trail, the trail for the 21st century. 2015 and 2016 are exciting years for the trail:
- We expect to see another 25 miles of off-road trail open for use, bringing our efforts to 87% completion (287 of 330 miles).
- Many more miles of undeveloped trail corridors are closer than before to feeling the turn of the shovel.
- 2016 marks the 25th anniversary of OTET founding.
Please support Ohio to Erie Trail development at this important time. Your donations during the 24-hour event will be amplified by a bonus pool, as part of this campaign by The Columbus Foundation.
Donations can be made in honor of, or in memory of, a loved one. It's easy to participate!
- CLICK on The Big Give banner when you visit columbusfoundation.org, beginning at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 12.SELECT Ohio to Erie Trail.
- GIVE securely using a major credit card, with a minimum of $20. Columbus Foundation donors can also make a grant (minimum of $100) through their Donor Advised Fund or Supporting Foundation.
- CELEBRATE, knowing that you are strengthening our community for all! Share your experience and why you gave, and follow The Big Give at #BigGiveTCF.
Thank you for your support of Ohio to Erie Trail. Please see our website and Facebook page for more about us.
www.ohiotoerietrail.org
https://www.facebook.com/OhiotoErie
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Please take part in The Big Give, May 12-13 www.columbusfoundation.org/ We have shared the message from the Ohio to Erie Trail Fund and we hope you will also support many of these organizations related to our work. They are all communities you can designate during the 24 hour event.
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The Ohio to Erie Trail Fund
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Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
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Friends of the Hilltop
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Columbus Recreation and Parks Department
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Franklinton CycleWorks
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Yay Bikes!
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Ohio Parks and Recreation Association Foundation
Give until it feels great! Then get out and enjoy our beloved trails!
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Community News
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| Georgesville Fish Fry, June 19-20 |
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We now have a mailing address Camp Chase Trail; PO Box 106; Galloway, OH 43119
Camp Chase Trail celebrated Opening Day for Trails on a VERY COLD DAY!
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Camp Chase Trail - Current PROGRESS
5/6/15: The trail is now paved to Galloway Road and has a temporary gravel base between Galloway Road and Norton Road. The bridge over I-270 was placed early on Monday April 27 and photos are here. Highway Bridge Photos
To access the open parts of the Trail, the best place to access the trail and park a motor vehicle is at the Trailhead in Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park 8465 Alkire Road, GIS: 39.893428, -83.215835 Google Maps Link
Photos of the Camp Chase Trail Construction are on the Facebook page along with the new highway bridge. Camp Chase Trail Map (2 page pdf) showing the section open to Galloway: MAP LINK and visit TrailLink.com for the online map of Camp Chase Trail.
Wondering how important the Camp Chase trail is to a regional trail system? A picture is worth 1,000 words, this is part of the Ohio to Erie Trail and the red lines are done and the yellow is what is under construction on the Camp Chase Trail.
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| The SW part of the Ohio to Erie Trail - the yellow section is the missing part of Camp Chase Trail. Source: TrailLink.com |
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Our group has not established itself as a 501(c)(3) yet, so we direct you to these charitable organizations supporting our initiatives. Please consider supporting one or more.
(under "Other" write "Camp Chase Trail Support")
Ohio to Erie Trail
http://www.ohiotoerietrail.org/Donations.aspx
The work of each of these groups has a positive impact on the Camp Chase Trail.
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Friends of Camp Chase Trail (Steering Committee)
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Dana Foreman - Franklinton Cycleworks
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Chris Haydocy - Haydocy Automotive Group
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Kathy Hoke - West Side Community Leader
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Vince Nobel - Westgate Resident, Photographer, Teacher
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Jodie Smith - Recreational Rider
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Jody Dzuranin - Ohio to Erie Trail Website Editor
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Camp Chase Trail Maps
If you have trailside lodging or bicycles to make available to visitors, register your availability on Warmshowers (lodging) and Spinlister (bicycles to rent).
https://www.warmshowers.org/ https://www.spinlister.com/
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| Order the Ohio to Erie Trail Map Kit |
Ohio to Erie Trail Guide and Maps
Find the award winning Igotabike.com guide to the Ohio to Erie Trail and order your printed map. .
MAP ORDERING:
If you can't pick up a map in at a Friends Meeting, here is how to order one with paid shipping: Igotabike.com is proud to be the official online distributor of the new and free Ohio to Erie Trail Map Kit!
Get your Ohio to Erie Trail Map kit.
It is a $5 donation per map kit.
EACH KIT HAS ALL 4 MAPS!
http://igotabike.com/ohiotoerietrailmap.html
Like History? Check out the Hilltop Historical Society's History of Camp Chase:
http://hilltopusa.tripod.com/id16.html
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The Camp Chase Trail is part of Adventure Cycling US Bicycle Route 50: READ MORE
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