The TransAm Eastern Express - Westbound Map Set #12B Waynesville, OH to Connersville, IN 69.0 Miles / Cumulative Climbing: 2,685 PART #1 WAYNESVILLE TO FRANKLIN, OH FRANKLIN EAST 4TH STREET I - 75 The online file for this day s ride is at: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18453492 CYCLING NARRATIVE: 0.0 Leaving Waynesville from the intersection of Main Street and North Street, Go southeast on North Street 1 block toward Hwy US 42 0.1 T/R onto Hwy US 42 1.2 T/R onto S Cincinnati-Columbus Road/CR 6, then 1.4 T/R onto E Lower Springboro Rd/CR 22 3.5 T/R onto Township Line Road/ CR 134, then 3.6 T/L, back onto E Lower Springboro Road/CR 22 9.2 Ride straight through the traffic light at Main Street in Springboro 12.1 T/L onto East 4th Street Enter the town of Franklin 12.3 The route crosses over I-75 13.8 T/L onto S. River Street, and 13.9 B/R and ride onto the bike path (Great Miami River Recreational Trail) along the right side of River Street WAYNESVILLE LOWER SPRINGBORO LOWER SPRINGBORO Frank Moritz Updated 6/12/2017 Maps & Profiles Ride with GPS
14.0 T/R at the RR tracks, then T/L following the Great Miami River Recreational Trail 14.9 T/L onto Baxter Drive, then T/R onto dual-lane Verity Pkwy./SR 73 (wide shoulder) enter Middletown 17.3 T/R, then T/L onto Ohio Bike Route 25/ Great Miami River Recreational Trail follow the trail as it loops along the river 22.1 B/L and uphill off of the bike trail, then T/R onto Central Ave./SR 122 and cross over the Miami River PART #2 FRANKLIN TO MIDDLETOWN, OH FRANKLIN 83 GREAT MIAMI RIVER TRAIL VERITY PARKWAY SR 73 GREAT MIAMI RIVER TRAIL MIDDLETOWN CENTRAL AVENUE
PART #3 MIDDLETOWN TO STATE PARK, OH MAIN LOOP 22.1 Continue west on Central Ave./SR 122 26.1 B/L (actually continue straight) onto Oxford Middletown Rd/SR 744 -- There s a convenience store here 27.8 T/R onto Somerville-Jacksonburg Rd./ SR 744 in the village of Jacksonburg 35.5 T/R onto Main St./SR 744 in Somerville (Megan s Grocery & Deli is here) 36.4 T/L to remain on SR 744 36.9 Continue straight, as the route becomes Oxford-Germantown Rd./CR 30 39.7 Ride straight across Hamilton-Richmond Rd./SR 177, onto SR 732 40.3 T/R onto the Main Loop Road, and enter Hueston Woods State Park Service Directory Note: There s a good bike shop 5 miles south of here via SR 732 in Oxford, OH 40.9 T/R to follow the park s Main Loop Road north around the park STATE PARK SOMERVILLE ENTRANCE TO HUESTON WOODS S.P. OXFORD- GERMANTOWN./CR 30 SOMERVILLE- JACKSONBURG JACKSONBURG CENTRAL AVENUE/ SR 122 OXFORD OXFORD- MIDDLETOWN./SR 744
STATE PARK DETAIL MAP CAMDEN-COLLEGE CORNER UNNAMED COVERED BRIDGE MAIN LOOP MAIN LOOP CAMPGROUND ENTRANCE & CAMP STORE OXFORD- GERMANTOWN./CR 30 LODGE & CONFERENCE CENTER ENTRANCE TO HUESTON WOODS S.P.
PART #4 STATE PARK, OH TO WHITEWATER STATE PARK, LIBERTY, IN CONNERSVILLE 40.9 Continue on the Main Loop Road 43.6 T/R onto an unnamed road, toward Camden College Corner Road 43.9 T/L onto Camden College Corner Road, and cross a beautiful covered bridge 45.8 T/L at T to stay on Camden College Corner Road 47.5 T/R onto Indiana St. in College Corner 47.6 ENTER INDIANA YOU ARE NOW IN THE CENTRAL TIME ZONE 47.7 T/L onto3rd Street 47.9 T/R onto Liberty Ave./US 27, cross the RR tracks, and immediately T/L onto Mound Street 48.2 T/R onto Church Street, which becomes CR 450 S./Velocipede Pike Waynesville, OH to Connersville, IN (cont.) 54.8 B/R onto Contreras Pike 55.1 T/R onto Kaser Drive/SR 101 56.4 Village of Roseburg -- T/L onto W. Dunlapsville Rd./CR 300 S. 61.8 Route becomes E. Alquina Road 65.9 T/L onto South CR 150 E. 66.4 CR 150 turns right and becomes E. Village Creek Road 67.4 Cross SR 1 and ride straight onto E. Veterans Memorial Drive 68.4 T/L onto SR 121 S. 68.8 T/L into Robinson s Whitewater River Campground The Connersville motels and restaurants are about 3.5 miles north of here VILLAGE CREEK WHITEWATER STATE PARK ROSEBURG OHIO-INDIANA STATE LINE ROBINSON S CAMPGROUND DUNLAPSVILLE /CR 300 S VELOCIPEDE PIKE COLLEGE CORNER CAMDEN- COLLEGE CORNER
SERVICE DIRECTORY FOR MAP SET #12 9.0 SPRINGBORO, OH Heather s Coffee & Cake (937-550-9511), 505 S Main Street. Boro Bistro (937-748-8900), 722 N. Main Street. Hampton Inn and Comfort Inn are 1 mile N. off-route at the I-75 exit. 12.0 FRANKLIN, OH Pisanello s Pizza (937-746-9252), 355 S. Main Street. (4 th & Main, on the route). 16.0 MIDDLETOWN, OH -- At the Square Restaurant (513-422-4400), 1045 Central Ave. ¼ mile E. off-route. 26.0 JACKSONBURG, OH Madison Food Market (513-422-2496), 2289 Middletown-Eaton Rd, right on the route. Library Internet & Wi-Fi Hot Spot Info Union County Public Library 2 E Seminary St, Liberty, IN 765-458-5355 http://ucplibrary.org/ US Post Office Liberty, IN 29 E. Union Street 47353 765-458-5733 Week Days 08:30AM 4:30PM Saturday 09:00AM Noon 35.5 SOMERVILLE, OH Megan s Grocery & Deli (513-726-6767), 101 Main Street, right on the route. 43.0 STATE PARK, OH (Park Office: 513-523-6347, Reservations: 866-644-6727), 6301 Park Office Road, College Corner, Ohio 45003. 300 campsites, 3 camper cabins, showers, camp store. http://parks.ohiodnr.gov/huestonwoods Hueston Woods Lodge & Conference Center, 5201 Lodge Road College Corner, Ohio 45003. Phone: 513-664-3500, Reservations: 888-711-4725. Pool, restaurant, lodge and cottages. Atrium Medical Center 1 Medical Center Drive, Middletown, OH 45005 Phone: 513-424-2111 OXFORD, OH [5 miles off-route, south of the entrance to Hueston Woods State Park] Bikewise Oxford (513-523-4880), 9 N. Beech Street. Open 10 6 Mon. Sat. Closed Sunday. Bicycle parts, service, and wheel building. This university town (Miami U. of Ohio) also has lots of restaurants, lodgings & amenities.
SERVICE DIRECTORY (cont.) 69.0 CONNERSVILLE, IN Most motels are on the north end of town: o Heim Motel (765-825-5118), 4300 Western Avenue/SR1. o Woodridge Inn (765-825-4800), 3700 Western Avenue/SR 1. o Gray Haven Motel (765-825-2151), 1200 West 3 rd Street/SR 44. Just west of town. Most restaurants are also on the north side of town, along 30 th Street. Brian s Bookstore & Coffee Bar (765-827-4675), 408 N. Central Avenue. Main Street Market (765-825-6388), 1508 Virginia Avenue. Kroger Supermarket (765-827-5550), 516 West 30 th Street. Robinson s Whitewater River Campground (765-825-4885), 1614 IN Hwy. 121. It s right on the route, south of town, on the Whitewater River. Showers, rest rooms, tent camping, tubing, whitewater rafting, canoe rentals, laundry, small store.