OTET'S BEST Experience. 11-day Ohio-to-Erie Trail Smart-guided Tour

This is the complete tour plan with all the bells and whistles of an everyday person's tour. More than making it from A to B, much more! OTET'S BEST Experience 11-day Ohio-to-Erie Trail Smart-guided Selfie Tour CINCINNATI TO CLEVELAND These tour plans are the answer to a regular person's bicycle tour dreams! It is not a race, an endurance feat, a frugal penny-pinching endeavor, nor a rushed no-frill disappointment. You will experience all that the OTET has to offer - and that is a lot! Why is this tour the best OTET experience? • This tour is for any regular person • It is a very reasonably priced option for those interested in touring the OTET • With the Smart-guide you ride on your schedule, at your pace • Beyond routing on the OTET trail, it also guides you to sensible overnight stays • Your choice of stay routes - All In, All Out, or In and Out - all come with your ticket • Tour can be broken down into eleven individual one-day tour segments • No tour guide to deal with - no strangers to deal with - no schedule except yours • No expiration date - the tour can be repeated at will in whole or in parts • Why choose a Smart-guided Selfie Cycle Tour? You get all the benefits of a guided tour without the drawbacks of a tour guide, other tourists, time restrictions, and a rigid tour agenda. 1 ticket gets you all 3 stay options All In - All Out - In and Out • Can you mix and match tour itineraries along the way? Yes, you can! • Can you do part of it one day, and the rest another day? Yes, you can! • Can you do it as many times as you want? Yes, you can! • Can you reverse the route with a few adjustments? Yes, you can! • Can you add stops or remove stops along the way? Yes, you can! All three tours are included with day-by-day route itineraries that are quite interchangeable. That means, if you started with the All Out Route and decided to go All In halfway through - then, yes, you can! Simply load the Smart-guide from the route you want on the day you are at, and away you go! The Smart-guide also makes it easy to add or remove stops along the way. 1 . All-In OTET Experience - Hotels, Airbnbs, and a Bed and Breakfast Stay - Estimated out-of-pocket accommodation expense $1460 This adventure has a convenient mix of comfortable stays at hotels and Airbnbs and even a pampered stay at a beautiful bed and breakfast! Ride heavy or ride light, leave room in your luggage for shopping and souvenirs! Grocery stops are built into the routes leading to Airbnbs for those who would rather cook than dine out. E-bike friendly! 2 . All-Out OTET Experience - Bike-pack camping all the way - Estimated out-of-pocket accommodation expense $378 This adventure has an affordable mix of primitive and electric stays at private, state, community, and trailside campgrounds. Ride heavy or ride light - you will at least need a tent or bivy or a friend willing to share their camping rig. Grocery stops are built into the routes leading to campgrounds. 3 . In-and-Out OTET Experience - Airbnbs and campgrounds - Estimated out-of-pocket accommodation expense $608 This adventure has a balanced mix of electric stays at campgrounds and Airbnbs. Ride heavy or ride light - you will at least need a tent or bivy or a friend willing to share for 7 of the camping stays. Grocery stops are built into the routes leading to campgrounds and Airbnbs for those who would rather cook than dine out. Overnight stay accommodations, points of interest expenses, emergency services, meals, taxes, etc. are not included with the ticket purchase. Built with four travelers in mind, this tour plan is perfect for families, friends, and possibly strangers who are about to become friends. The total expense estimates may fluctuate depending on your ability to reserve the recommended stays; your option to stay at less or more expensive places; and the fluctuating prices of these stays. The sooner you make your reservations, the better, especially for the bed and breakfast and the Airbnbs. This is the Ohio-to-Erie Trail (OTET) tour plan you have been looking for if you are new to cycling, a cycling pro, or anything in between, and you are a tourist at heart who loves to see and experience all there is to see at the speed of bike. And there is much to see and experience on this spectacular trail! You can take a canal boat ride on the Ohio and Erie Canal, a train ride on the Cuyahoga Valley National Scenic Railroad, explore ancient Native American earthworks, watch buffalo (bison) roam freely, experience the Amish community, visit numerous museums and points of interest, such as the boulder designating the center of Ohio and the non-descript Towpath Mounds. The OTET passes through Ohio's three largest cities - Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland; through Ohio's only National Park - the Cuyahoga Valley National Park; through Holmes County - the nation's largest Amish community along rail-to-trail, towpath, quiet country roads, and community bikeways for the majority of its length. At its southern end, you can dip your wheels in the Ohio River, and at its northern end, Lake Erie. Along most of the way, there are rivers, creeks, and canals, as well as forests, farmland, and wooded fields. These tour plans are the answer to a regular person's bicycle tour dreams! It is not a race, an endurance feat, a frugal penny-pinching endeavor, nor a rushed no-frill disappointment. You will experience all that the OTET has to offer - and that is a lot! It is a beautiful cycling adventure rich in scenery, history, and humanity. The routes are Ebike-friendly with nightly electrical stops (except for the Out-Route, which has intermittent electric stays). The average daily mileage is 34. TYPICAL ITINERARY: Day 1: To dip or not to dip your tire in the Ohio River Day 2: Is the castle really haunted? Day 3: Just what is under all of that dirt? Day 4: Buffalo? Here? That's weird. Day 5: It's kind of a big city. Ok. Let's keep moving along. Day 6: Who put that boulder right there at the center of the state? Day 7: Why are bridges covered, anyway? Day 8: What is a Victorian mansion doing in the heart of Amish country? Day 9: Country roads, take me home... or at least to the next stay. Day 10: The boat. The train. The trail. Decisions, decisions. Day 11: To dip or to swim, or both in Lake Erie - the end. Tour notes: • The tour plans are priced for quadruple accommodation stays (for example, 2 double beds in one room, 2 tents on one site). • Accommodating for less than four does not significantly alter the total tour price, but for more than four does significantly increase the total price. Four seems to be the medium best value - you and three of your favorite biking peeps. • The inside stays are chosen as the lowest price with zero bed bug complaints on Google reviews (at the time of this writing). • The camping stays are chosen as the lowest price with electricity (at the time of this writing). • The entertainment/refreshment stops and overnight stays are only suggestions, not recommendations unless otherwise stated. • Expense estimates do not include food, drinks, or souvenirs. • Tour plans are completely self-supported - no SAG or rescue vehicle provided. • There are 17 (at least) attractions/points of interest included along the way (optional, of course). Total tour plan expenses include lodging based on quadruple occupancy, pickup truck rental at the start and end, and museum/attraction expenses. Plans do not include food, beverages, taxes, or souvenirs. Self-supported tour - no sag or rescue services provided. You can whittle down the total tour expense substantially by substituting less expensive overnight stays.