The Loveland Bike Trail is a
rail trail
A rail trail is a shared-use path on railway right of way. Rail trails are typically constructed after a railway has been abandoned and the track has been removed, but may also share the right of way with active railways, light rail, or streetcar ...
in
Ohio. It is a section of the
Little Miami Scenic Trail within the
Loveland, Ohio city limits in
Clermont County
Clermont County, popularly called Clermont ( ), is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 208,601. Ordinanced in 1800 as part of the Virginia Military District, Clermont is Ohio's eighth oldest county, the ...
. Like most of the longer trail, it was built along the
right-of-way of the abandoned
Little Miami Railroad, on the
Little Miami River. Along with 15 other city parks, the trail corridor is maintained by City of Loveland Recreation Commission. The trail was opened in the 1980s
and became part of the Little Miami Scenic Trail in 1984.
More than 100,000 people accessed the Little Miami Scenic Trail via the Loveland trailhead in 2014.
Each summer from 1997 to 2000 and from 2002 to 2004,
the city held a cycling race, Tour de Loveland, named after the
Tour de France, that promoted the Loveland Bike Trail as the centerpiece of Historic Downtown Loveland.
It featured a route for professional cyclists that included many Downtown streets, as well as separate races for younger cyclists. In June 1998, the
USA Cycling Elite National Championship
time trials and
criterium were held in conjunction with the Tour de Loveland.
On January 24, 2005, Loveland City Council voted to cancel the Tour, due to declining attendance and a lack of sponsors.
References
External links
Loveland Bike Trailnbsp;– the Loveland Bike and Skate Rental's website with information on the trail
Rail trails in Ohio
Parks in Ohio
Transportation in Clermont County, Ohio
Loveland, Ohio
Cycling in Cincinnati
Tourist attractions in Cincinnati
Protected areas of Clermont County, Ohio
1980s establishments in Ohio
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