New Trails This Year in the Miami Valley




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New Bike Trails
In the Miami Valley

Progress in 2000

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Progress in 1998

Progress in 1999

Piqua Bike Construction The city of Piqua (Miami County) recently opened a bike trail along the Conrail corridor East and West from Lock Nine Park to the city's new French Park another 3.9 miles to Patrizio Place. A third phase, not yet for bid will extend the East-West trail to a total of 6.5 miles for $1.6 million. The plan includes a renovation of the 550' railroad bridge over the Great Miami River. The city also is making plans to build a North-South trail 6.6 miles trail along the canal and river levee. This trail will be designed next year and will complete the 13.5 miles of the trail.
City of Lebanon to build Spur to Little Miami Scenic Trail The city of Lebanon is planning to connect to the existing trail via Deerfield Road and Kingsview Drive as a way to get downtown or to the YMCA. The YMCA started the $250,000 trail and paid for the engineering and design work. No estimate was given for completion
City of Waynesville to build Spur to Little Miami Scenic Trail The city of Waynesville in Warren County is planning to build a spur from the City to the trail at the Town of Corwin. No date was given for completion
Buck Creek Trail. In Clark County from Pumphouse Road near Buck Creek State Park along the Creek toi Veteran's Park in downtown Springfield.
Simon Kenton Trail Champaign county. It's called the Simon Kenton Trail. See their web site. They have a link on their site to the Cedar Bog which the trail will go by on its trip south to Springfield

Creekside Trail is finished! Well Almost. The trail is complete and you can use it. The Creekside Trail was dedicated Saturday 3 June at 5th./3rd Park and Ride.

Progress in 1999

	T-Connector is Partially Funded! On Monday 15 November 1999, Congressman David Hobson dedicated what will become the bridge to connect Fairborn to the entire Trail System. The T-Connector is the bridge that will connect the: Kauffman Avenue Bikeway that ends at the Wright Brothers Memorial with Huffman MetroPark. A trail will be built from Huffman MetroPark (at left), through the Dayton Wellfields along the Mad River to Eastwood MetroPark there to connect with the Mad River Bikeway to Dayton and the Creekside Trail aka "H" Connector to Xenia.
Great Connection is announced! This new trail, in development will connect the River Corridor Bikeway 28 miles south along the Great Miami River, passing through Warren and Butler counties to end at an existing 3.6 mile trail in Hamilton. This trail is being developed under the management of the Miami Conservancy District .
	Central State Connector is finished. On 8 October the "Connector" which connects the Xenia to Cedarville Trail to Central State University was opened. The "Connection" which is about 1 mile long parallels Wilberforce-Switch Road and crosses SR-42 to enter the Central State campus.
"H" Connector AKA "Creekside Trail" will be finished early 2000. . This trail which is central to connecting Greene County and the Little Miami Scenic Trail to Montgomery and the River Corridor Bikeway, runs parallel to US-35. In 1998 Greene County finished paving to the Greene/Montgomery County line, at US-35 and I-675 in Beavercreek. Now the final 6 or so miles is being finished by Montgomery County to end at Eastwood MetroPark. From there the Mad River Trail takes the trail downtown to connect with the River Corridor Bikeway north and south along the Great Miami in downtown Dayton.
	Little Miami Scenic Trail extended! The trail was extended from Yellow Springs to John's Road near Springfield and was dedicated on 17 April 1999. This brings the current length of the Little Miami Scenic Trail to 72 miles.
Little Miami Scenic Trail being extended to Cedar Bog! Construction is under way to add another 6 miles of trail to the Little Miami Scenic Trail from the north side of Springfield to the scenic Cedar Bog. The next part of the now named, "Simon Kenton Trail" will be a spur to Buck Creek State Park as well as bringing the trail to Urbana.
	Yellow Springs Station Dedicated! Yes, the replica station which will act as a way station, with restrooms open 12 months of the year, was dedicated in downtown Yellow Springs 8 May 1999.

Progress in 1998

Xenia Station was opened in Xenia. It is the hub of five trails leading North to Yellow Springs and then to Springfield, South to Milford, West to near Dayton, Northeast to Cedarville and Southwest (planned) to Washington Court House

The Little Miami Scenic Trail was extended North from Yellow Springs 7 miles to Springfield. The trail will be extended to Urbana will a spur to Buck Creek State Park.

Yellow Springs Station.   Ground was broken in Yellow Springs for the Yellow Springs Station. It provides rest rooms and parking on the Little Miami Scenic Trail. The building was dedicated May 1999.

Kaufmann Avenue Bikeway   The bikeway was finished from Maple Avenue in downtown Fairborn 4.2 miles along Kaufmann Avenue to the Wright Brothers Memorial.

Cedarville Trail   The trail was completed from Xenia Station to Cedarville, a distance of 9 miles.

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