DCFT’s Tenth Community Ties Ride starts July 28

Scenic vis­tas along quiet roads and trails and a home­made lunch await par­tic­i­pants in the 10th annual Com­mu­nity Ties Bike Tour pre­sented by Ohio­Health Sat­ur­day, July 28, start­ing in Westerville.

Con­ducted by the Delaware County Friends of the Trail (DCFT), Com­mu­nity Ties is held annu­ally to pro­mote safety and healthy lifestyles, and to raise funds to help com­plete the Ohio to Erie Trail through east­ern Delaware County and develop multi-use trails in local communities.

Cycling enthu­si­asts can opt for 31-, 62– and 100-mile rides through Delaware County com­mu­ni­ties includ­ing Delaware, Sun­bury and Galena with SAG sup­port and home­made cook­ies at each food stop. Fam­i­lies can choose an eight-mile route on the Genoa Trail and Hoover Scenic Trail.

Back by pop­u­lar demand is a full post-ride lunch fea­tur­ing fresh, health­ful, locally sourced and home­made foods from the Glass Rooster Home Can­nery of Sunbury.

“We’re plan­ning for 300 rid­ers this year,” said Dave Ben­der, DCFT pres­i­dent. “For many rid­ers this is great tune-up ride for the Pelo­to­nia ride to cure can­cer August 11–12. For oth­ers, includ­ing many from across Ohio, Com­mu­nity Ties is a sum­mer favorite in its own right. And the fam­ily fun ride is a great intro­duc­tion to multi-use trails for health and recre­ation for all ages.”

All rides start and end at North­side Fel­low­ship Church, 6841 Free­man Road, just north of West­er­ville off Ohio 3. Rid­ers on the 31-, 62– and 100-mile routes may start any­time from 7 to 9 a.m. The fam­ily ride begins at 10 a.m.

Cost for the longer rides is $25 per rider in advance, $30 the day of the ride. Cost for the fam­ily fun ride is $25 per fam­ily in advance, $30 day-of-ride. Par­tic­i­pants can reg­is­ter online via the DCFT web­site, < www.dcft.org >, through July 27, or at the start­ing loca­tion on the day of the ride.

The DCFT (Delaware County Friends of the Trail) is ded­i­cated to the health and safety of area res­i­dents through the pro­mo­tion, plan­ning and build­ing of multi-use trails for recre­ation and trans­porta­tion in Delaware County. DCFT is work­ing to cre­ate a 16-mile stretch of multi-use trail between West­er­ville and Knox County through or near the com­mu­ni­ties of Galena and Sun­bury. The trail is envi­sioned as part of the Ohio to Erie Trail stretch­ing from the Ohio River to Lake Erie.

Trail addi­tions in the past year include the Hoover Scenic Trail along Hoover Reser­voir between Genoa Town­ship and Galena, and the Kane’s Cross­ing Bridge Trail across Big Wal­nut Creek in Galena.

Posted by Gary Henery on Jul 18 2012. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS Feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.