March 19, 2015
  
 
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In This Issue
Events at a Glance
  • Mar 26 - Friends of Camp Chase Trail Meeting and Volunteer Organizing meeting
  • Mar 28 - Camp Chase Trail Day at Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park
  • April 22 - Ohio Bicycling Summit at the Ohio Statehouse
  • May 15 - Bike to Work day celebration at Columbus Commons
  • Mid-May: Prairie Township Community Recreation Center Opening (on West Broad St.)
  • May 29 - Miami Valley Cycling Summit in Piqua
  • June 19-20: Georgesville Fish Fry, (60th Annual)
  • June 27: Historic Hilltop Bean Dinner

Tweetables:

Come to the Metro Park trailhead Sat March 28, 10-2, #CampChase Trail Day @railstotrails Opening Day for Trails #RTCOpeningDay http://on.fb.me/17ycvve 
Press Release:
Camp Chase Trail to celebrate Opening Day for Trails


 

Columbus, OH - The Camp Chase Trail and Rails to Trails Conservancy invite you to celebrate Opening Day for Trails on Saturday March 28, from 10 am - 2 pm at Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park.  


 

Opening Day for Trails celebrates the start of the spring trail season and encourages people of all ages and abilities to connect with their local trail.   Events will be held across the nation including four along the Ohio to Erie Trail in Xenia, South Charleston, London and at the Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park between Georgesville and Galloway.   Stop for a photo at all 4 locations and get a photo with the Opening Day Sign, then tag your photos #RTCOpeningDay. The distance is 42.6 miles between the Darby Creek and Xenia, or 85 miles roundtrip.


 

The Columbus trail celebration will be held 10 am to 2 pm at the Camp Chase Trailhead in the Metro Park which is on the east side of the Darby Creek at 8465 Alkire Rd, Galloway, OH 43119 (GIS: 39.893482, -83.215803). Motor vehicle parking and restrooms are available.   The friends of Camp Chase Trail will host a water station along with maps and trail information about the trails that make up the larger Ohio to Erie Trail.  Trail maps and bike routes will be available for to ride or hike all the way to Xenia (85 miles round trip) or go midway and visit the London Coffee Peddler 127 S Main St London, Ohio (25 miles round trip).  Hikers can enjoy a path to the north along the Bison Prairie area to the extraordinary Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park Nature Center and learn about aquatic wildlife with the center's unique living stream.


 

Dust off the walking shoes, tune up the bicycles, grab the kids, your friends and the family dog and step out for Opening Day. It's the best time of the year!    Camp Chase Trail Day is March 28, 10am-2pm at the 8465 Alkire Road trailhead in Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park.  Walk, run or roll! It doesn't matter - as long as you're out on a trail then you're celebrating Opening Day!  


 

About Camp Chase Trail

Camp Chase Trail is a paved multi-use trail which connects London to the West Side of Columbus.  The trail is 9.4 miles and will be 15 miles when complete, it currently ends at Galloway Road and will extend  to Holton Park on N. Eureka Ave in Columbus when complete.   The Friends of the Camp Chase Trail formed in October 2013 and serve as a network of neighbors and trail users, encouraging information sharing and trail outreach.www.campchasetrail.co


About Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C.. Their mission is to create a nationwide network of trails from former rail lines and connecting corridors to build healthier places for healthier people.  Rails-to-Trails Conservancy serves as the national voice for more than 150,000 members and supporters, 20,000-plus miles of rail-trail throughout the country, and more than 9,000 miles of potential rail-trails waiting to be built.  REI is a local and national supporter of the Rails to Trails Conservancy's Opening Day for Trails. To see all the planned Opening Day for Trails events visit  www.railstotrails.org/openingday and search for partner events.


 

Contact

To learn more about Camp Chase Trail Day, please contact

Jody Dzuranin  (614) 745-9178  jodydzuranin@gmail.com

Chris Haydocy (614) 279-8880

Visit www.campchasetrail.co

Twitter and Instagram @CampChaseTrail

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Press Release Online: http://goo.gl/NhwYHY

 


 

 
Meetings and Events
Upcoming Events

Thursday, March 26 at 6:30 pm

Friends of Camp Chase Trail

Haydocy Automotive 3895 W Broad St, Columbus, Ohio 43228

This meeting will be for any one interested in helping with the first Camp Chase Trail Day on March 28.  Volunteers are needed for set up and hosting the tent. at Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Opening Day for Trails to be held at Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park.  Volunteers are needed at the trail host tent from 10-12 or 12-2.  Please attend the meeting to get plugged in. 

Meeting Link:  https://www.facebook.com/events/313994348810396/

 



 
Saturday, March 28, 10 am - 2 pm: 
Camp Chase Trail Day
Celebrating Rails to Trails Conservancy's "Opening Day for Trails"
Saturday, March 28, 2015, 10 am - 2 pm 
Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park at the Ohio to Erie Trailhead 
8465 Alkire Rd, Galloway, OH 43119
GIS: 39.893482, -83.215803

Come out and enjoy the Camp Chase Trail part of the Ohio to Erie Trail to London, Xenia and Cincinnati. Trail Volunteers will be available to share information about Camp Chase Trail as well as additional trails within the Metro Park.
https://www.facebook.com/events/775293145853262/


 

CELEBRATE OPENING DAY FOR TRAILS!

Camp Chase Trail Day is March 28, 10am-2pm at the 8465 Alkire Rd trailhead in the Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park.  More at www.campchasetrail.co

event: https://www.facebook.com/events/775293145853262/


 

Learn more about the Rails to Trails Conservancy and Opening Day for Trails at www.railstotrails.org/openingday


 

Spread the word.

http://www.railstotrails.org/opening-day-for-trails/about-opening-day/

and Use Social Media Tag #RTCOpeningDay


 

Camp Chase Trail Maps:

Online Trail Map is at http://www.traillink.com/trail-maps/camp-chase-trail.aspx

Metro Park Map: http://www.metroparks.net/parks-and-trails/battelle-darby-creek/park-map

Ohio to Erie Trail Map: http://www.ohiotoerietrail.org/Maps.aspx


 

3/9/15

Steve Wartenberg of the Columbus Dispatch The Best Bike Blog writes about Camp Chase Trail Day.

http://www.dispatch.com/content/blogs/best-bike-blog/2015/03/camp-chase-trail-day.html


 

Press Release Online: http://goo.gl/NhwYHY


 

View all Partner Events at: http://www.railstotrails.org/opening-day-for-trails/about-opening-day/partner-events/

 
 
PROGRESS
Camp Chase Trail - Current PROGRESS

2/16/15:  The trail is now paved to Galloway Road - there are still "Road Closed" signs in place but people are using it.    See the February Newsletter for an extended report from Metro Parks on the trail segments still under construction.  (link: http://conta.cc/1AwLjJZ )  

 

There will be a small connector between the Metro Parks segment and the City of Columbus segment near Sullivant and Georgesville.  (See map image in January's newsletter: http://conta.cc/1u7sHrF )

 

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.    
 Camp Chase Trail Map (2 page pdf) showing the section open to Galloway:  MAP LINK 


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. 

 

Ohio to Erie Trail on TrailLink
The SW part of the Ohio to Erie Trail - the yellow section is the missing part of Camp Chase Trail. Source: TrailLink.com


 
CHARITABLE DONATIONS
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.
Rails to Trails Conservancy 

http://www.railstotrails.org/support-us/

 

Friends of the Hilltop  
 http://www.friendsofthehilltop.com/contact_1.html  

(under "Other" write "Camp Chase Trail Support")


Friends of Madison County Parks and Trails  
http://www.fmcpt.com/Donations.html


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. 
TRAIL NEWS
Steering Committee

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 Smith - Recreational Rider

  • Jody Dzuranin - Ohio to Erie Trail Website Editor
ARCHIVES

ARCHIVES: News from Camp Chase Trail Friends  

Newsletters: Want News from Camp Chase Trail Friends?  Sign up at http://bit.ly/campchasenews


02/16/15: http://conta.cc/1AwLjJZ 

01/14/2015: http://conta.cc/1u7sHrF

12/26/2014: http://conta.cc/1vi2fe7

10/10/14: http://conta.cc/1vU7m6C

10/03/14:  http://conta.cc/1rFu1Fh

09/11/14:  http://conta.cc/1CW15wa

08/27/2014  http://conta.cc/1sE3CnN 

07/13/2014  http://conta.cc/1rjEC5O

06/11/2014  http://conta.cc/1xKzRWG

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

   

 

Like Photos?  Check us out on Facebook and Twitter! 

Social Media Website:  www.campchasetrail.co  and  Twitter @CampChaseTrail  and Instagram

 

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
Camp Chase Trail Map, November 2014: 
Visit Consider Biking for the link to the Camp Chase Trail Map:
http://www.considerbiking.org/index.php/resources/maps/camp-chase-trail-map/?p=2894
Order the Ohio to Erie Trail Map Kit


Ohio to Erie Trail Guide and Maps
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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

  

 

Like History?  Check out the Hilltop Historical Society's History of Camp Chase:  
http://hilltopusa.tripod.com/id16.html 
Communications Partner
Consider Biking has provided the email support for this newsletter.  

The Camp Chase Trail is part of Adventure Cycling US Bicycle Route 50: READ MORE  and view the
 route at  
USBR 50


Consider Biking, Inc. 
P.O. Box 6350 
Columbus, OH 43206-0350
Phone: 614-447-8894
Twitter:  @consider_biking 
Website: www.considerbiking.org  

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