Review

The Genoa Township Trail is an important link in the Ohio-to-Erie Trail chain that lies just to the north of Westerville in Delaware County, Ohio.

The former rail corridor heads north out of Westerville toward Sunbury in a straight line, crossing a few roads along the way before ending at its current northern terminus at Plumb Road.

This bikeway offers an environment that's far removed from the urban bustle just to its south. In summer the trail is shrouded in foilage and hidden from nearby Rt. 3 that closely parallels the trail. The vegetation buffer keeps you delightfully unaware of nearby traffic as you make your way along its short span.

McNamara Park offers a connector to the bikeway near its midpoint. The park offers facilities, parking and more paved trail that skirts the grounds. This is a great place to refill those water bottles before heading further north along the Ohio-to-Erie route.

At the time of our visit, the trail was an isolated segment that came to a deadend just north of the Rt. 3 / Old 3-C Highway split in Westerville. Since that time a connection has been constructed as reported in the Fall 2006 Ohio-to-Erie newsletter. This connection at Mt. Royal Avenue should bring trail users to within easy distance of the Westerville Bikeway and the trail network to the south. Use extreme caution at this busy crossing.

We don't know if the connector is signed at this time, but by using this Westerville Bikeway Network map as a guide, you should have no problem finding the nearby trails. Note that the map also shows the Westerville portion of the Alum Creek Trail.

The Genoa Township Trail and nearby McNamara Park were both relatively new and in first-class condition when we visited.

Trail Specs:

Mt-Royal-Ave Freeman-Rd Big-Walnut-Rd Lewis-Center-Rd Plumb-Rd

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