Dayton Cycling Covered Bridge Tour 2026
With routes ranging from 20 to 103 miles, this FREE tour does use a very short portion of the Wolf Creek Trail - but it is MOSTLY road riding. Learn more of the details from the event website.
Return to a time when bicycles were new, cars were few and these covered bridges were in their youth. The oldest bridge on this tour is almost 200 years old! Rolling to hilly terrain. For about 55 years this ride has been celebrating these historic bridges.
Submitted by Matt Lindsay on Mar272026
Ohio University Press in Athens, OH has released a new bicycling guidebook to the Miami Valley Trails:
Bicycling Through Dayton: Twenty-One Historical Tours
By Kathleen Smythe
ISBN 9780821426548 (ebook edition also available)
352 pages with 77 color photographs and maps
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Submitted by Matt Lindsay on Oct312025
With the opening of this new bridge and trail, another community is connected to the Miami Valley Trails.
Little Miami Half Marathon
The Little Miami Half Marathon and 10K is a flat and fast half marathon and 10K running race along the banks of the Little Miami River, just northeast of Cincinnati. The course runs along the Little Miami Scenic Trail, the fourth longest paved trail in the United States. The trail itself is a 68.5 mile trail running from Springfield to Newtown. This trail is a former railroad right-of-way, so there is no vehicular traffic allowed along the route. However, there are multiple viewing points where family and other spectators can watch and cheer on the runners.
Submitted by Matt Lindsay on Jul162025
The Miami Valley Trails connect dozens of communities and natural spaces across 10+ counties in west-central Ohio. But they also connect a very special set of sites telling the story of this region's aviation history. Aviation Trail, Inc., is a non-profit corporation in partnership with the National Park Service to promote Aviation Heritage in the Dayton region. Aviation Trail, Inc. has developed a "Passport" program highlighting a dozen locations that recount the region's history in the development of powered flight.
Submitted by Matt Lindsay on Jun262025
The June 2025 issue of Ohio Magazine includes a story, "13 Must-Do Summer Activities in Dayton." Spoiler alert: The Miami Valley Trails made the list.
There's a lot of great things in Dayton, and we agree that the Miami Valley Trails are in the Top-13. Check out their article and see how many of the Top 13 you would like to do.
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