Stewart Street Bikeway

Stewart Street Bikeway

In Montgomery County, Ohio

West from University of Dayton to Great Miami Bikeway
at the Stewart Street Bridge

0.5 Miles (OPEN)

Surface: Asphalt

Route: From the intersection of Stewart Street and South Patterson at the Stewart Street Bridge across the Great Miami River, East. The trail crosses Main Street and then crosses Brown Street. Once you cross Brown Street you are on the University of Dayton campus From the Stewart Street Bridge you can take the Great Miami River Recreation Trail North on either bank of the River. Going South from the bridge you can only ride the Great Miami River Recreation Trail on the East bank of the Great Miami River The entire trail is on the South side of Stewart Street on NCR property. Thanks NCR!.

Map: (Unavailable) See Trail Maps Page

Park and Ride Locations: Unknown

Rest Rooms: Unknown

History: This trail was announced for construction in 1999 and named at that time "The Rubicon Trail". The story goes that there was a small creek between two farms in what is now the trail area. The creek was called the "Rubicon Creek" because the two farmers did not get along and if one of them really wanted a fight; "he'd cross the Rubicon." (For those not classically trained Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon River on his way to attack Rome and become the first Roman Emperor. Crossing the Rubicon was the act that made the battle inevitable.)

Impressions: This trail spur opened 28 June 2001. It is a connector for the University of Dayton to the rail system. It is a straight, short connector that enables University of Dayton personnel access to the Great Miami River Recreation Trail and the rest of the trail system in the area.

Trail Review: The trail is only one half mile long and runs East and West from the intersection of Stewart Street and Patterson Avenue in downtown Dayton to the University of Dayton. It was built specifically to provide UD students, staff and faculty access to the Great Miami River Recreation Trail in downtown Dayton. By providing access to the Great Miami Valley trail Five Rivers MetroParks have also provided access to the entire trail system to University of Dayton folks.

The first picture we see here is the intersection of Stewart Street and Patterson Avenue looking west towards the intersection. The trail begins at our feet. The Great Miami River Recreation Trail is on both sides of the Great Miami River until this point. From here going South (left in the picture) the trail is only on the East bank of the River as it heads toward West Carrollton, Miamisburg and to the current trail's end at Crains Run Nature Park.

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	On our left we are now looking East towards University of Dayton. We have traveled several hundred years and if you look closely at the center of the picture you can see one or two of the UD buildings.
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At right we are further along the trail and are just about to cross Main Street. On the left of the picture are some of the NCR buildings in the distance. The UD buildings are getting closer. We are about 3/4 mile along the trail. NCR was instrumental in providing support as well as the land for the construction of this new trail.
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	Finally we cross Brown Street (behind us to right in the photo) and enter the grounds of the University of Dayton. The trail has taken us only a few minutes to ride. Most of the elapsed time was to cross Stewart Street, Main Street and Brown Street.
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