Wednesday Ride, Oct 25 – Brush Creek to Bergholz Diner
Tomorrow looks to be a nice day for late fall – 70 degrees, but cloudy. I’m thinking our route down around the Brush Creek Wilderness Area will give us an opportunity to take advantage of the fall colors, beautiful reds and yellows, that are still out there. We will take SR 14 to Salem, and 9 and 644 to Salineville for our rest stop at the Marathon station, arriving there around 11:30 AM. Then we pick up County Road 55 just south of Salineville and make a loop east to Hammondsville, south and back west along the rim of the Brush Creek canyon to Township Road 218, a great little canopied downhill road, then south around Jefferson Lake State Park and take several more small forest roads to Amsterdam. From there it’s only 5 or 6 miles north to Bergholz and the Bergholz Cafe, a small family run enterprise. If you order pancakes at the Cafe I suggest ordering only one…
I’ve got a special little route planned for riding back to Cleveland. I’m going to take SR 524 and small roads to Minerva then SR 183 north to Rte 14. Route 524 is only 19.89 miles long and is the shortest state highway in Ohio.
Wednesday Ride, Oct 18, 2023 to Deli on the Square
I think fall is usually a great time to explore back roads to check out the beauty in the changing colors on the sides of the roadways.
So this week we will check out Routes 14 and 9 as we wind our way to the Deli on the Square in Carrollton. We did find a few small areas of construction on the pre-ride Sunday and the trees were just beginning to change. Hopefully a couple days of fall weather will help brighten up our journey.
See you at Bob’s at 9 for breakfast and we should be wheels up at 10.
Mike
Wednesday Ride, Oct 11 – Sandusky, Shoreline Park
Wednesday’s ride will follow a route we have used previously, but with a new destination – Shoreline Park in Sandusky. We will ride through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park to Bath, west to Abbyville Road and north through Grafton to our rest stop at the Marathon on SR 301 on the northside of Lagrange. We should arrive there around 11:15 AM. From Lagrange it’s west a few miles to County Line Road and north to Vermillion River Park, then west on Darrow Road to SR 2 at Huron and on to Sandusky and Shoreline Park. It will be close to 1 PM by the time we get to the Park.
Wednesday Ride, Oct. 4 – Grand River Wine Tour
The grape harvest should be underway by now in the Grand River Valley wine growing region, and with the weather forecast for Wednesday warm and sunny it should be a good day to tour the valley and have lunch at the Ferrante Vineyards restaurant. We will ride I-271 north a few miles to the Harvard Avenue exit, then take County Line Road all the way up to Chardon Road (US 6) where we will take small winding roads through the “high rent district” of Waite Hill and Kirtland to the Holden Arboretum for our rest stop. We should arrive there around 11:15 – if you plan to meet us there tell the gate attendant that you want to only use the restroom and they will let you enter. After a few more secondary roads we will take SR 585 north and South River Road west through the Grand River wine region, and if it’s not too windy we should be able to breath in the sweet scent of ripe concord grapes. This route has some cool hills and curves I think you’ll enjoy. We’ll cross the river and come back west on SR 307 to have lunch at the Ferrante Winery on SR 307 around 12:30 PM. It should be a nice day to eat out on their covered patio or one of their gazebos.
Wednesday Ride, September 27, 2023 – East Main Kitchen in Baltic
Wednesday Ride, Sept 20, Mohican State Park
Most of you have probably heard by now that our dear friend and Wednesday Ride mate, Steve Clarke, died in a motorcycle accident last Friday while riding with club members at the RA Rally in West Virginia. A deer jumped in front of him, pushing him into the lane of oncoming traffic where he was struck by an oncoming car and died instantly. Steve’s passing leaves a big hole in our club, and especially in our Wednesday Ride group. He was always such an enthusiastic participant, adding to the fun and excitement of our adventures, ready for any kind of ride.
Saturday Ride Sep 16, 2023 to Carrollton, Ohio
Going back country roads to Carrollton, Ohio.
Latter parts of this track yet to be ridden. Rt183. Discovery arranged by Uncle Garmin.
Lunch at Carrollton County Airport. Gets high trip advisor ratings. Country motor biking, country airplanes.
(OR There is also Que Pasa Mexican restaurant in Carrolton. Nice place, large helpings. Mexican murals on everything)
Slightly different route than you have ridden before.
See Track in BE Mac to Carrollton gpx file.
66 miles, 1hr 48min each way. You’ll like it!
Matt Walker leading the way.
GPS file HERE

Wednesday Ride Sept 6th. From Bob Evans to Jolly Rogers in Port Clinton
Wednesday Ride Aug 30, 2023 SCOOTER RIDE
It’s that time of the year again! Get out your PC150s, your Yamaha Vinos and dust them off for a shorter ride on mainly secondary roads.
We’ll head across the scenic Cuyahoga Valley National Park to head west through Bath and on to Medina Line Road to Silver Creek Park. Summit Metroparks has converted all traffic through Silver Creek to a one way traffic pattern so the entrance is now further down . We will proceed through the park for our rest stop at the Circle K on Eastern Road just west of Route 21. The route is changed again on Eastern Road due to road construction so the detour will take Taylor Road south to Vanderhoff and then on to our usual path on Cleveland Massilon Road to Canal Fulton where we pick up Route 93 to Beach City where join Route 212 to our lunch Stop at Sublime BBQ in Bolivar.
The updated route avoids most of the well travelled highways and tries to focus on back roads with speed limits of 45 or lower. We pass quite a few gas stations so there should not be a problem with the smaller tanks on the little ones. The scenery is great and this should be a fun casual ride – even for the big bikes.
All bikes are welcome so show up at Bob’s in Macedonia for breakfast at 9 and be ready to ride at 10. Mike
GPS file HERE
Wednesday Ride 23Aug23 to Utica and Ye Olde Mill at Velvet Ice cream
This Wednesday’s forecast is calling for partly cloudy with a high of 83 – a perfect day for a ride to Velvet Ice cream!
We’ll start out at 10 with the route heading through Cuyahoga Valley National Park and then on to Wooster for our rest stop at the BellStores at the intersection of 3 and 95. From here we proceed south on 3 and then shortly pick up route 226 towards Shreve. The trip continues through Shreve on to 514 for hilly and rolling country sides on our way to Utica and Ye Olde Mill at Velvet Ice cream. I’m not sure what’s on the food men but the ice cream is great!
See you at Bob’s for breakfast at 9 and we’ll be on the road at 10.
Mike
GPS file HERE
P.S. Next week it’s Scooter Ride! Get the little ones out, dust them off and fill the tanks up for our back-road tour to Bolivar!
We haven’t been to Mark’s Landing for more than a year! Last time, as I recall, the fish sandwiches were big and yummy, although service was a little slow. But the view overlooking the Lake is very nice, and there is outdoor seating if we want. To get to Mark’s we will ride through West Branch State Park, take a rest stop at Love’s on SR 255 at I-76 (arrival: 11 AM), cross Lake Milton and then angle SE toward Canfield before dropping south to Guilford Lake about 6 miles west of Lisbon. We should arrive at Guilford Lake around 12:30. Mark’s Landing is on SR 172, which makes a nice route home going due west to Canton. I haven’t been on some of these roads for a while, so we may need to detour but that is never a problem – always an adventure.
Wed Ride, August 9 – Warsaw to Shokey’s Country Kitchen
‘ll be out of town again this Wednesday, but Ed Desimone has planned an adventure for you – a ride down to Warsaw for lunch “out in the sticks” at Shokey’s Country Kitchen, about 3 miles south of Warsaw. Shokey and his companion run the place – cooking out of what looks like a school bus and serving in a dirt floor “dining room” attached to the bus. The food is good, and the conversation with Shokey even better! Ed will be taking mostly state highways down to Warsaw, but knowing Ed I can’t guarantee there won’t be a little gravel, maybe in the sticks near Shokey’s.
The rest stop will be the Marathon on U.S. 250 in Mt. Eaton with arrival around 11:15.
Wednesday Ride, August 2, to Dog Tracks Diner in Wellington
Rich Frantz is going to be leading the ride this Wednesday, and he has a great one planned! Rich knows the roads in the environs around Medina and he has put a route together that includes a lot of curves and even some decent hills, including stretches on little roads that most of us have never ridden. It’s going to be fun.
Wednesday Ride, July 26 – Conneaut, Breakwall BBQ
Tomorrow looks to be a warm and sunny day – perfect for a ride up along Lake Erie to Conneaut for lunch at Breakwall BBQ on the beach. We will take I-271 and I-90 north to Vrooman Road where we’ll exit north to SR 84, South Ridge Road, and head east to Geneva. South Ridge Road follows a ridge that was the shoreline of Lake Erie a few thousand years ago. Our rest stop will be the Circle K at SR 84 and 534, just south of Geneva. From there we head north a few miles to Geneva-on-the-Lake, always a fun place to “drag main,” especially in the tourist season. I don’t expect there will be many Harleys hanging out mid-day tomorrow. We’ll stay on Lake Road, SR 531, all the way through Ashtabula Harbor and on to Conneaut beach. There are nice lake views along Lake Drive and maybe we’ll pick up some cool lake breeze. Breakwall BBQ is right on the beach in Conneaut, offering good food with inside and outside seating. They are a BBQ joint, but also have a good Walleye sandwich.
Wednesday Ride, July 19 – Mosquito Lake Loop to Mesopotamia General Store
Our destination this Wednesday will be the End of the Commons General Store in Mesopotamia. We will take Pioneer Trail Road east from Aurora to Garrettsville, then SR 305 to Cortland, stopping on the way at the BP station at SR 45 and 305 for our rest stop (arriving around 11 AM). From there we loop around the southern end of Mosquito Lake and then head NE to Kinsman before coming back around to cross Mosquito Lake and end up at Mesopotamia. Bring your lunch or buy something at the End of the Commons General Store.
Wednesday Ride, July 12 – Mosquito Lake Loop to Mesopotamia General Store
Our destination this Wednesday will be the End of the Commons General Store in Mesopotamia. We will take Pioneer Trail Road east from Aurora to Garrettsville, then SR 305 to Cortland, stopping on the way at the BP station at SR 45 and 305 for our rest stop (arriving around 11 AM). From there we loop around the southern end of Mosquito Lake and then head NE to Kinsman before coming back around to cross Mosquito Lake and end up at Mesopotamia. Bring your lunch or buy something at the End of the Commons General Store.
Wednesday Ride, July 5, 2023, Log Cabin Inn, Harmony, PA
Bill Penney will be leading the ride this Wednesday to one of his favorite lunch spots, the Log Cabin Inn in Harmony, PA. We will take SR 14 and 45 to Lisbon where we’ll pick up SR 154 and the riding gets really good. In PA we’ll take SR 168 and 588 to New Harmony, and north on US 19 to the Log Cabin Inn.
Wednesday Ride, June 28 Old Port Washington Rd
This is a good time to ride the Old Port Washington Road since we’ve had some rain and it shouldn’t be so dusty. If you’re not familiar with the Old Port Washington Road, click on the link above and check it out. In a nutshell, it is a trip back in time riding through the backcountry of Amish settlements from Millersburg to Baltic, and on to Port Washington. About half of the road is paved and half is well maintained gravel and dirt roads. I’m including two routes, one which takes the original road and one which takes PAVED roads alternative to the gravel sections.
Hope to see you Wednesday – this is always a great ride!
Contact Wally for the files if you want them wallyging@gmail.com
Wednesday Ride, June 21 to Wooden Wheel in Quaker City
The Ride is one of Wally’s favorites-the Wooden Wheel in Quaker City. I scouted the route last week and the twisties of the Tappan-Moravian Trail Scenic Byway are in great shape. In fact, the last 12 miles from Antrim to Quaker City are newly repaved (no edge lines yet).
The routing takes us south to the US 77 turn-off to Highway 250 and the rest stop at the Marathon (RH side) in Uhrichsville. From there we travel OH 250, 800 & 513 through the villages of Deersville, Londonderry, Freeport, Atrim and our lunch destination at Quaker City’s Wooden Wheel Amish restaurant.
Come early to Bob’s! Breakfast orders are taken at 9 AM and we ride at 10 after a short briefing.
The GPX file HERE
Wednesday Ride 31 May ’23 to the Warehouse in Roscoe Village
Join us this Wednesday for a trip featuring plenty of scenery and greenery and very few intersections, stop signs or traffic lights.
We start off with a brief run north on route 8 to pick up 271 for Wally’s route to Wooster.
After a brief stop at the Minit Mart at the intersection of 250 and 83 we will proceed south on the rolling hills and gentle bends
of route 83 to our lunch stop at the Warehouse in Roscoe Village.
We had some traffic in Millersburg during the check ride and a few buggies after that but very few stops!
Route 93 is usually a great way back home but a detour just south of Dundee presented a challenge.
If we can figure out the correct way through we could stop at Just Ice Cream in Brewster.
See you at Bob’s at 9 for breakfast and be ready at 10 for a brief preview an then on to Coshocton!
GPS file HERE
Wednesday Ride, May 24, ’23 – East Palestine, OH
Several of you expressed interest in riding to East Palestine, site of the Norfolk and Southern derailment 3.5 months ago, and that is where we will be headed this Wednesday. The derailment zone runs from the eastern part of East Palestine to the Pennsylvania border, about a quarter mile in length. Clean-up of the south track has been completed and it is in operation in both directions. The north track has been removed and the contaminated soil underneath it is being excavated and replaced with clean dirt. The road alongside the derailment zone is being used to haul the contaminated material away and is closed to normal traffic but we can look down the tracks and see some of the activity when we cross over them in the eastern side of East Palestine.
Wednesday Ride 17 May 23
Looks like we have another great day to ride coming up so I thought we would head to Loudonville and visit the Black Fork Bistro.
Our route will head behind Bob Evans to wind through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and then on to routes 77 and 21 to pickup route 585 for our quick stop at Ports Petroleum on route 3 just outside of Wooster. From there we will take a different route as we travel down 95 to pick up route 39 in Perrysville.
Show up at Bob Evans at 9 for breakfast and be outside at 10 for a brief meeting before we head out.
Take a look at Black Fork Bistro to check out the menu!