Buckeye Trail Little Loop Challenge 2020 - Lake Metroparks Penitentiary Glen
On Saturday, July 18, 2020, I rode my bike on 6.1 miles of Ohio's Buckeye Trail in Lake County, which is part of Buckeye Trail's "Little Loop." The "Little Loop" is the over-250-mile part of the Buckeye Trail in Northeast Ohio that goes through the following counties: Lake, Cuyahoga, Summit, Stark, Portage, and Geauga.
Normally, I would not write a full blog post on one bike ride, but this ride was noteworthy for the following two reasons:
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First, the Penitentiary Glen Reservation has some very unique resources that I want to share.
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Most importantly, July 18th was a special day, and my 6.1-mile piece of the Buckeye Trail was part of a larger effort: The 4th Annual Little Loop Challenge!
A BIG thank-you and congratulations to Buckeye Trail Board Member Randall Roberts for successfully organizing over 50 hikers and bikers in collectively completing the "Little Loop" section of the Buckeye Trail in one day! I really like the event's tagline -- "Together We Hiked It All" -- since it conveys how people come together to reach a larger goal.
Ending my bike ride at Penitentiary Glen Reservation was an excellent decision!