Recap: Homer Gravel Grinder

Ohio
Written By Ray George

Quick stats

  • Social distancing ride

  • 30.5 miles / 1600 ft climbing

  • Low 60’s to upper 70’s

  • Cloudy to start, sunny at end

  • Little flooding at the start

  • Headwind was fierce, 20-30mph

  • Lots of farm animals

Parked at the Homer Ballparks, located at 1501-1599 Homer Rd NW, Utica, OH 43080

Thanks to Joyce for creating this route. It is a great beginner route which an option to cutout the upper route climbing by taking the Heart of Ohio Trail.

Had to ride through some flooding at the start, but that was the only issue. The route has a good mix of gravel, dirty roads and quiet country roads.

Some barkers and runners. A lot of horses, cows and deer in the fields. Saw the famous donkey hanging in the woods. He and I had a discussion and he was disappointed I wasn’t carrying any food for him.

Ray George

Ray founded Ohio Gravel Grinders in 2012. Ray moved to Columbus in 2007 and jumped into bicycle event organization and advocacy by launching Bike the Cbus, Columbus’ only city-wide bicycle tour, currently organized by Yay Bikes! He developed Columbus Rides Bikes! blog and companion Facebook group with over 3000 members to support the Tuesday Nite Ride. Ray has been instrumental in organizing charity rides, including Ride the Elevator, Night of 1000/1001 Tacos, and Yelp on Two Wheels to support many organizations.

Ray enjoys long gravel bike rides in the woods and lunch with coffee outside. He has been featured on a number of podcasts. Check them out on the Featured On section. Honey Stinger Ambassador

http://www.ohiogravelgrinders.com
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