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Xenia-Jamestown Connector Map |
Xenia-Jamestown Connector
Xenia, Ohio to Jamestown & Fayette County
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Xenia-Jamestown Connector Map |
Ohio State Route 4 (1)
12.5 Mi. Hoop Road to Jamestown and
Fayette County Line
Jamestown
to Jasper Road completed in 2005 (7.7 Mi)
Jamestown East to Fayette County Line completed in 2008 (4.3 Mi.)
Jasper Road to Hoop Road (.5 Mi) 2008
Hoop Road to Washington Street 3.7 miles (2010) [To be
finished Spring 2011]
17 miles when completed in 2011
to Tri-County Triangle
Trail
in Washington Court House
Trail
Construction News 
(with
pictures) |
Surface |
| Route | Map |
| Park & Ride Locations | Restrooms |
| Impressions | Trail Review (with pictures) |
| Detour around US-35 |
Update December 2010 - As of 24 November, the first course of asphalt was completed on the trial construction from Washington Street (one block South of Xenia Station) along US-68 (Home Avenue) to its intersection with US-35. The finish coat is complete to S. Columbus Street. The trail which will be about 3 miles long will not be completed until April or May 2011. When this work is accomplished the 400 foot tunnel under US-35 will still need to be built and is scheduled for 2013. The Detour - The detour is leave the trail at S. Columbus Street (see below) and follow US-68 (Home Avenue South) You'll cross over US-35 in about one mile. Turn left (East) on Hook Road and continue about 1.25 miles down Hook Road and turn left (North) onto South Bickett Road. Take Bickett about .3 miles North to the end of the trail and continue East to Jamestown and the Fayette County line.
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and descriptions taken of the construction on 12/14/2010 by one
of Tom's Spies; J.D. Mackiewicz.
You can see all of his photos and descriptions by Clicking
Here (Be sure to click on the picture of J.D. to see more pictures of the trail.
I know that these pictures were taken on a snowy day in December 2010. As the work progresses in the Spring of 2011, we will get new photos to replace these. Thank you for your understanding. |
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| At right is a Bing.com image that I have copied to show you the beginning of the trail at Washington Street across US-68 (South Detroit Street) from Xenia Station. Click Here to be taken to the Bing.com page so that you can manipulate the map yourself. |
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This is where the trail crosses Detroit Street. Go straight, but slightly to the right down Home Street (US 68). This is an awkward intersection. We are .10 mile from Xenia Station. |
| Turn left down Washington St. We are .14 mile from Xenia Station. |
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This is where the dedicated Xenia-Jamestown trail starts. Turn right off of Washington St. We are .27 miles from Xenia Station. From there the trail is uphill and winds slightly on the old rail road bed. You will notice old telegraph poles complete with wire. |
| Typical view on the trail. This trail is well wooded, which will make for wonderful shade in the summer and a nice wind break. |
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I have no information about what this building is. J.D. didn't have anything either. Perhaps, one of Tom's Spies can fill us in on what this is. |
| The trail opens up a little after crossing Monroe St. You will notice US 68 on your right. We are .6 mile from Xenia Station |
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| The Detour The detour is leave the trail at S. Columbus Street (see below) and follow US-68 (Home Avenue South) You'll cross over US-35 in about one mile. Turn left (East) on Hook Road and continue about 1.25 miles down Hook Road and turn left (North) onto South Bickett Road. Take Bickett about .3 miles North to the end of the trail and continue East to Jamestown and the Fayette County line. | |
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Looking south east after crossing S. Columbus St. We are 1.04 mile from Xenia Station. This is the last street before the trail's current end. You can see one of the new bridges that were built before the current construction. |
| Looking south east after crossing Columbus St. We are 1.04 mile from Xenia Station. This is the last street before the trail's current end. This is a close up of the previous photo. You can see SR-68 (Home Avenue) to the right of the photo. |
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Here we are riding under Patton St. 1.2 mile from Xenia Station.
Patton street is the entrance to the Xenia Industrial Park and the old
railroad went under the railroad bridge at Patton which is being
re-used for the trail. |
| This is the current trail's end. You
are seeing US-35 in the distance. There is a plan (2013) to build a tunnel under US-35. The trail does pick up on the other side. We are 1.5 miles from Xenia Station. (I was tempted to climb the hill and jay walk across
the freeway, but I thought better of it and used the roads to get to the other side) See The Detour (Above) |
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On the other side of US-35 look toward Xenia. We would be 1.6 miles from Xenia Station if the tunnel was finished. |
| We have just crossed Bickett Road. We would be 2.6 miles from Xenia Station if the tunnel was finished. |
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Here we have crossed Hoop Road. This part was paved last year but not finished. We would be 3.25 miles from Xenia Station if the tunnel was finished. |
| This is the end of the new trail at Jasper Road. We would be 3.7 miles from Xenia Station if the tunnel was finished. The trail continues for 11.9 more miles to the Greene - Fayette County Line. The trail is mostly tree covered. |
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Update September 2010 - The City of Xenia expects to award contract for the trial in September 2010 and construction should get started soon thereafter. The trail will be built Southeast from Xenia Station just East of Home Road, Ohio-68, to its intersection with US-35. There will be a detour to get to the existing trail Southeast of US-35 that runs from there to the Fayette County line.
Remaining Construction Three unused bridges were constructed during Phase 1. They take the trail Northwest from Hoop Road to US-35 (two bridges) and next to Home Road (one bridge). The remaining trail construction to get to Xenia Station divide into three phases that will be completed in 2011. They are:
Surface:
Paved. Asphalt 10' wide
Route:
Southeast from Xenia Station to Jamestown
and then on to Washington Court House. (See
map). To reach the trail now (until 2013 when the trail is completed to
Xenia Station); take the Prairie Grass Trail (AKA Ohio to Erie Trail) East from
Xenia Station to Jasper Road. Turn right onto Jasper Road (Southeast). Continue
riding on Jasper Road until you go under the US-35 bridge over Jasper Road
(about one mile). The trail crosses Jasper Road about one more mile down Jasper
Road.
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Map: I have a
large map that will help you. Click
Here for a printable map. Here is a 2008
map that shows the connectivity to the Fayette County line. Here
is a Bikely Map that my friend J.D. Mackiewicz provided for your use.
Hotels,
Motels, B&Bs & Campgrounds near the Trail - Each
trail has it's own accommodations near the trail. Click on the link to be taken
to the Accommodations in the Miami Valley RailTrails Area
Park and Ride
Locations: Xenia Station has parking, water, and rest
rooms as does Frank Seaman Park in Jamestown. There is a small parking
lot at the trail's end on Rosemoor Road. See Google
Maps for the location. Note: The bicycle trail is marked in
green.
Rest
Rooms: Frank Seaman Park in Jamestown
has rest rooms parking and water. When the trail is completed to Xenia you can
use Xenia Station as a staging area.
Impressions:
The 7.7 mile Phase 1 trail section from Jamestown West to Hoop Road is a
scenic, mostly flat and shaded trail that is fun to ride. The trail is very rural so what you'll
see is a lot of farms. The 4.3 miles of Phase 2 construction East to the
Fayette County line is more shaded than I expected and is complete (Summer
2008).
Trail
Review:
The trail is complete from the Hoop Road (Southeast of Xenia) East to
Jamestown (US-72) and to the Fayette County Line a total of 12.0 miles. The trail review and pictures are below.
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Summer 2008 Trail Compete from Fayette County Line to Hoop Road (Southeast of Xenia Station) The pictures below are shown from the trail's end at the Fayette County line, West to Jamestown and to the trail's other end at Hoop Road. |
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| Here is a photo of the trail's Eastern end about one quarter mile East of Rosemoor Road. This sign is 5.4 miles from Seaman Park and 4.5 miles from the beginning of the new trail at OH-72. We will turn around and ride back to Jamestown. |
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Here we are looking West towards the Rosemoor Road crossing you can see just ahead (see the Stop Sign?) At the left of the picture is the small gravel parking lot for your use at the end of the trail. To find the trail's end and parking lot see a Google Map. The trail is marked in Green where the words "Rosemoor Road" are is the trail crossing. As you can see, you can get to Rosemoor Road from Old US-35. |
| In this photo you can see the crossing more clearly. We are .29 miles from the trails end (behind us). |
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This photo is the Garringer Road crossing the trail.
We are looking East towards the trail's end. These are mostly narrow farm roads but some of the locals seem to think that they are on a freeway; i.e. they drive fast. Please look both ways before you cross. We are 2 miles from the trail's end. |
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This is the |
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Here we have come to the end of the formal trail. We are at Sycamore Street. On our left is a large cemetery. We will turn right onto Sycamore and then left in 50' to Verity Street. The trail follows Verity Road for about 200 yards until it gets to the original trail across OH-72. In the right background of this photo you can see a two story old brick house. The trail goes by it and then joins the old trail. |
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f you continue riding North on Sycamore Street for 2
blocks you'll come to E. Washington Street. Turn left and go 1.5 blocks.
On your right you'll see the local restaurant who has, I'm told, great pie. |
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Here we have turned from Sycamore onto Verity St. and we see the brick house in the background. Follow Verity for two blocks (cross S. Church St) and you'll then cross S. Limestone Street (Ohio-72). We careful crossing. There is high speed traffic on this road. |
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Here we are crossing Ohio 72 to the original trail. The photo is looking West towards Xenia.
To the right is downtown Jamestown. We are heading West towards
Seaman Park which is behind Greenville HS on Cottonville
Road.
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Here is a picture that shows my riding buddy Frank at the beginning of the trail. As you can see there is a small parking lot to the right of the trail. The trail continues to the East (see above). |
| This is the Waynesville Jamestown Road crossing of the trail. This is also know as South Maple Street in downtown Jamestown. We are .35 miles from S. Limestone St. We are looking West, back to Seaman Park. On the left (out of the picture) is a large blue water tower. On the right (out of the picture) are signs saying "Jamestown" and "Greeneview Rams" signs (High School Soccer Championships). |
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About one half mile from the trail
start is this little wooden bridge to right. It connects to the parking
lot of: Jordon's SuperValu Grocery 96 West Washington Street Jamestown, Ohio 45335 (937) 675-4161 You can buy food and beverages and use their restrooms. |
| A little bit farther down the trail is what looks like a street off to the right of the trail. Frank rode down the 100 yard "street" and reported a McDonalds at the end of it. |
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After our ride we had lunch here: McDonald's: 102 West Washington Street Jamestown, Ohio 45335 (937) 675-7170 You can get food and beverages here as well as use their restrooms. I understand that they will fill your water bottles if they are not too busy |
| At .9 miles down the trail we crossed a trail connection to a neighborhood of new houses in the Jamestown area. |
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We have arrived at Frank Seaman
Park. We are about a mile from SR-72 (Limestone Street)
in Jamestown. This photo is taken looking into the entrance to Frank Seaman Park
and leads to Greenview High School on Cottonville Road. There is parking, water and restrooms in the park.
See Goggle Maps for a view of the park and High School. You can see the entire trail if you wish to manipulate the map. |
| We are crossing Quarry Road in this picture 1.6 miles from E. Limestone St. |
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This is the crossing for Hogeye Road. at 2.2 miles into the trail |
| This is the trail crossing at Ballard Road 3.8 miles from the trail's center at Jamestown. |
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We are at the South New Jasper Station Road crossing at 4.2 miles from start. I am told that this was some sort of Railroad Station at one time presumably the new Jasper Station. |
| We are arrived at the largest bridge on the trail. The developers used the original foundations for the steel span bridge over the North Folk of Caesar's Creek. My riding buddy Frank is looking at some of the foot long carp we saw in the Creek (or maybe he is throwing up). |
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This is the South Stringtown Road crossing at 5.6 miles. This crossing is 1/4 mile from the Blue Jacket outdoor drama |
| This is the Grieves Road crossing. |
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At left is the crossing for South Monroe Siding Road 7.1 miles down the trail. |
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Just to the right on South Monroe Siding is your opportunity
to ski dive in Greene County. It is: Skydive Greene County 177 South Monroe Siding Road Xenia, Ohio 45385 (937) 372- 0700 info@skydiveohio.com As we went by the skydiving field we saw a twin engine taking off. When we came back from the trail end at Hoop Road, we saw about one half dozen parachutes of the sky divers.
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We have reached the Jasper Road
crossing at 7.7 miles. As you can see the
railbed continues across the road . The trail now terminates at East Hoop Road
. The trail will need to be built across S. Bickett Road before reaching US-35. There are two completed bridges (
#2 and #3) between Bickett Road and US-35. To continue the trail a 400' tunnel will be built under US-35 and the road will be built on the East side of Home Road (US-68). |
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Xenia-Jamestown Trail Grows - In 2008 the trail was expanded. The City of Xenia paved the trail from Jasper Road to Hoop Road about .5 mile. So now the trail starts at Hoop Road. (see below for new photos and descriptions) |
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The current end of the trail is on Hoop Road. If you
click on the photo at right, it will show you a annotated map which has
Jasper Road (top of picture), the trail marked in red, and the location of
the DP&L building which is next to the end of the trail on Hoop
Road.
To get to the trail's end take Jasper Road Southeast to South Bickett Road. Turn right onto Bickett. Drive 1 mile to Hoop Road. Turn left and go 1.1 miles down Hoop Road. If you pass the DP&L building you've gone too far.
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I am providing this picture to you because we went right by the trail without seeing it. It is not marked in any way. This photo is facing Northwest on Hoop Road. I am standing in the DP&L building's parking lot. Why I took this is that the high voltage lines are just above the new trail section. |
| In this photo I have walked down the road from the DP&L building where I left the car. We are looking Northeast from Hoop Road at the new 1/2 mile trail segment. |
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I have turned around in this picture. I am at the same location except we are now looking Southwest across the street from the new trail segment. This is the old railbed that will become the new trail when it is extended to Xenia Station in 2011. |
| The new trail segment was not built in accordance with the engineering standards for bicycle trails. For example, it is only 8 feet wide not 10' that the standard calls for. It is also overgrown, unkempt and not being maintained at all. I was told that this 1/2 mile section would be rebuilt in 2009. However the current economy probably did not allow for this right now. |
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In this photo we have driven Hoop Road
to S. Bickett Road to Jasper Road and turned right on Jasper Road. The
trail crossing at Jasper Road is about one mile from S. Bickett
Road.
Here we are looking Southwest across Jasper Road to the new 1/2 mile trail segment that now ends at Hoop Road. |
| This is just a picture I took to show you how nice the trail looks on the sunny Summer's day. The trail has patches of sun and then some shade.. |
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At left is new Bridge #1. It is at Home Road and South Columbus Street in Xenia. From here the trail will continue Southwest towards Xenia Station. |
| Our journey ends at Xenia Station. This is the B&O Caboose at the edge of the Station property at South Detroit Street. The 4.5 miles of trail from Xenia Station to Hoop Road will be built by the City of Xenia in 2011. However, as noted above, all of the bridges are complete. |
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