Prairie Grass Trailhead
Midway
Street
Bike
Route - Midway St. to Maple St.
Maple
Street Trailhead - Roberts Pass
Roberts
Pass paving completed
November 2007
November 2007
Wilson
Road looking east
Future Camp Chase Rail Trail
Future Camp Chase Rail Trail
Prairie
Grass Trail
Trail Descriptions and Maps
Trail Descriptions and Maps
As you
plan your trip on the Prairie Grass Trail, please observe our Trail
Safety and Courtesy Guidelines, along with our Equestrian
Safety
and Courtesy Guidelines.
The following maps have been developed and are on display at the London trailhead kiosk:
(This map is a work in progress,
and will be updated.)
The
10-mile trail segment
from South Charleston to London has been completed. Click
here for
a documentary of the various stages of construction. Click
here to view our photo gallery of the ribbon
cutting ceremony that took place on Saturday, June 26, 2004.
TRAIL
REVIEW:
(Courtesy of Tom Recktenwalt - Miami Valley Rail Trails webmaster)
Prairie Grass Trail - South Charleston to London
Prairie Grass Trailhead
(Madison County Senior Center - 280 West High Street in London)
Construction on the Prairie Grass Trailhead area has been completed, with more enhancements in the planning stages. Click here for a documentary of the various stages of construction.
In June of 2004, the Friends of Madison County Parks and Trails completed construction of a footbridge that provides access to the trailhead by the Madison County Senior Center. Click here for a documentary of the footbridge construction.
How to get from the London trailhead to the South Charleston trailhead, and vice-versa:
London trailhead to South Charleston
South Charleston trailhead to London
Midway Street to Maple Street
(Downtown London Bike Route)
If you ride about .1 mile past the London Trailhead, the trail ends at Midway Street. We are currently negotiating with Norfolk Southern Railroad to continue construction of the trail from Midway Street, along the low-use industrial rail spur corridor through downtown London, to the Maple Street trailhead. In the mean time, use the Midway Street to Maple Street map, and follow the bike route signs through the streets of London.
TRAIL REVIEW:
(Courtesy of Tom Recktenwalt - Miami Valley Rail Trails webmaster)
Prairie Grass Trail - London east to Wilson Road - "Roberts Pass"
Roberts Pass (Maple Street to Wilson Road)
This remaining 6.5-mile segment from downtown London east toward Franklin County was completed with a crushed limestone base in July of 2005. Click here for a documentary of the various stages of construction. Click here to view our photo gallery of the ribbon cutting ceremony that took place on Saturday, July 2, 2005.
Click here for a map to the new parking area at the Wilson Road terminus of the Roberts Pass segment.
NEW! Paving was completed on the Roberts Pass segment of the Ohio to Erie Trail in November of 2007. Click here for a documentary of the paving construction. Click here to view our photo gallery of the ribbon cutting ceremony that took place on Saturday, December 1, 2007.
Camp Chase Rail Trail
(Wilson Road to Columbus)
Eventually the trail will be connected from the Wilson Road terminus in Madison County to the Battelle-Darby Creek Metro Park in Georgesville, and on to Columbus. Click here for a map of the Columbus Recreation and Parks Dept proposed pathways.
Click here for a documentary of the various stages of construction.
Mileage charts and other maps of interest:
Mileage Chart - Wilson Rd to South Charleston
Mileage Chart - London to Cincinnati
Little Miami Scenic Trail
(Courtesy of Tom Recktenwalt - Miami Valley Rail Trails webmaster)
Prairie Grass Trail - South Charleston to London
Prairie Grass Trailhead
(Madison County Senior Center - 280 West High Street in London)
Construction on the Prairie Grass Trailhead area has been completed, with more enhancements in the planning stages. Click here for a documentary of the various stages of construction.
In June of 2004, the Friends of Madison County Parks and Trails completed construction of a footbridge that provides access to the trailhead by the Madison County Senior Center. Click here for a documentary of the footbridge construction.
How to get from the London trailhead to the South Charleston trailhead, and vice-versa:
London trailhead to South Charleston
South Charleston trailhead to London
Midway Street to Maple Street
(Downtown London Bike Route)
If you ride about .1 mile past the London Trailhead, the trail ends at Midway Street. We are currently negotiating with Norfolk Southern Railroad to continue construction of the trail from Midway Street, along the low-use industrial rail spur corridor through downtown London, to the Maple Street trailhead. In the mean time, use the Midway Street to Maple Street map, and follow the bike route signs through the streets of London.
TRAIL REVIEW:
(Courtesy of Tom Recktenwalt - Miami Valley Rail Trails webmaster)
Prairie Grass Trail - London east to Wilson Road - "Roberts Pass"
Roberts Pass (Maple Street to Wilson Road)
This remaining 6.5-mile segment from downtown London east toward Franklin County was completed with a crushed limestone base in July of 2005. Click here for a documentary of the various stages of construction. Click here to view our photo gallery of the ribbon cutting ceremony that took place on Saturday, July 2, 2005.
Click here for a map to the new parking area at the Wilson Road terminus of the Roberts Pass segment.
NEW! Paving was completed on the Roberts Pass segment of the Ohio to Erie Trail in November of 2007. Click here for a documentary of the paving construction. Click here to view our photo gallery of the ribbon cutting ceremony that took place on Saturday, December 1, 2007.
Camp Chase Rail Trail
(Wilson Road to Columbus)
Eventually the trail will be connected from the Wilson Road terminus in Madison County to the Battelle-Darby Creek Metro Park in Georgesville, and on to Columbus. Click here for a map of the Columbus Recreation and Parks Dept proposed pathways.
Click here for a documentary of the various stages of construction.
Mileage charts and other maps of interest:
Mileage Chart - Wilson Rd to South Charleston
Mileage Chart - London to Cincinnati
Little Miami Scenic Trail