The bike path, known formally as the "Hockhocking Adena Bikeway," is located along the bank of the Hocking River as it runs past the Ohio University Athens campus. It is used for walking and roller-blading, in addition to biking. At several major highway and road crossings, the bike path goes under the bridge for the safety of its users, but with extensions up to the road on both sides, for easier access. In the area along the Ohio University campus, there are lights, as can be seen in the photo, above. Near the Convocation Center there are Japanese Cherry trees, given by Chubu University, next to the bike path.
History of the Bike Path
The Bike Path originally extended from the Athens City Recreation area on East State Street (including the Athens City Pool) to the Athens City Ball Fields on West State Street, mostly along the top of the Hocking River flood-control levee. Since then, it has been extended, mostly using the former Hocking Valley Railroad bed, to the East beyond WalMart and to the Northwest, to Nelsonville. It is now 19 miles long.
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Dick Piccard revised this file (http://www.ohiou.edu/athens/bldgs/bikepath.html) on October 22, 2007.
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