June 11, 2014
  
 
You are receiving this note because you have attended a Friends of the Camp Chase Trail meeting or have asked us to add you.  Below are relevant events and news items.  
 
NEXT MEETING at the Trail!
What better way to be a friend of the trail than to spend some time with it? 
Our Next Friends meeting is
Thursday June 26, 6:30 pm. 
Meet at the Battelle Darby Metro Park Camp Chase Trailhead at 8465 Alkire Rd.  
- Groups can bike or walk and we will gather briefly for updates and questions. 
- (If you arrive late, look for instructions on Jody's yellow car) 


VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: 
Saturday, June 28, 10a-5p: The Hilltop Bean Dinner, We will have table space in the Friends of the Hilltop Tent. June 28th between the hours of 10am - 5pm at Westgate Park.   If you can help staff the "Camp Chase Trail" table please
contact Jody at 614-745-9178.  
I will coordinate with volunteers at the June 26 Friends meeting. 

At the Bean Dinner Event, we will be asking people for suggestions on what to name the Parkland being developed near Wilson Rd along the future Camp Chase Trail. The current name of the area is "Wilson Road Parkland" and it is South of the intersection of Wilson Road and West Broad Street. South of the Camp Chase Railroad.  Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/BW4v7

What should this park and trail hub be named?

 
RELATED EVENTS:
Monday, June 23, 10am-2pm 
Central Ohio Greenways & Trails Forum
MORPC 111 Liberty St, Columbus, OH 43215
Includes a Presentation on Camp Chase Trail and the Friends of Camp Chase Trail. (Jody Dzuranin)

  

TRAIL CONNECTIONS:
Trails Connect Communities!   These are the communities along the Camp Chase Trail and nearby.  
London (Roberts Pass)
Lilly Chapel
Georgesville
Galloway
Hilltop, Columbus
Westgate, Columbus
Highland West, Columbus
Valleyview 
Grandview Heights (Scioto Greenway Trail)  

 
Westgate Event: Saturday July 12
Summer Jam 2014
July 12, 2014 from 11am to 7pm - Westgate Park
A community friendly, free festival celebrating arts and music in Westgate Park. Our goal is to bring joy, music and arts to the hilltop area and take advantage of warm summer days in a beautiful, g...
Organized by Patti Von Neissen/Summer Jam 2014 | Type: festival
 

Next Steps/Project Ideas

  • Trail Towns and Trail Friendly Business www.trailtowns.org
  • Camp Chase Trail Map with Business Listings
  • Wayfinding, Site Furnishings
  • Adopt a Trail Segments with Signs 
   

More Information:

 

Friends of Camp Chase Trail (Steering Committee)

  • Dana Foreman - Franklinton Cycleworks

  • Chris Haydocy - Haydocy Automotive Group

  • Kathy Hoke - West Side Community Leader

  • Vince Nobel - Westgate Resident, Photographer, Teacher

  • Jodie and Tim Smith - West Side Residents, Recreational Riders, Active with Columbus Outdoor Pursuits

  • Jody Dzuranin - Ohio to Erie Trail Website Editor



Past Newsletters: News from Camp Chase Trail Friends

  

04/23/2014  http://conta.cc/1ia2iXN

  

04/08/2014 http://conta.cc/1js5f4V

  

02/26/2014 http://conta.cc/1fsD9B9

  

02/12/2014 http://conta.cc/1fhVod7

  

01/22/2014 http://conta.cc/KFrdVq

  

01/02/2014 http://conta.cc/1dYdtxw

  

12/02/2013 http://conta.cc/1bEq1Nt

   

RESOURCE: 

Real all about the Westside Bike Hub and more on the Weston Vision Website:   DOWNLOAD

 

Keep an eye on our page for events as they are posted:

Camp Chase Friends - Facebook Page: 

https://www.facebook.com/campchasefriends

 

Be sure to check out the Camp Chase Trail on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Chase_Trail

 

Thank you for being a friend of the Camp Chase Trail.  See you on the Trail! 

 

- Friends of Camp Chase Trail Communications   

 

 

Resources
Trail Guide and Maps
Find the award winning Igotabike.com guide to the Ohio to Erie Trail and order your printed map. .  
Order the Ohio to Erie Trail Map Kit

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 FREE Ohio to Erie Trail Map kit.
Just pay $3.25 shipping and handling per map kit.
EACH KIT HAS ALL 4 MAPS!  http://igotabike.com/ohiotoerietrailmap.html

  

 


Friends of Camp Chase Trail

There is a new section of the Camp Chase Trail coming online soon.  It is 4 miles stretching east  from Battelle Darby Creek MetroPark following the railroad toward Galloway Rd.

Photos of the Camp Chase Trail Construction are on the CCF Facebook page. Camp Chase trail is part of the 330 mile Ohio to Erie Trail connecting the Ohio River in Cincinnati to Lake Erie in Cleveland. 

 

 


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