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The Marion area offers many delightful bicycling destinations. We've listed a few of the roads and destinations that our members especially enjoy.
For Nature Fans
· Big Island Wildlife Area along Larue-Prospect Rd. · Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area (Eagle's nest, many migrating birds) · Delaware Wildlife Area (Gearhiser Road, and the eagle's nest south of the lake) · Eagle's nest on St Rt. 199 just south of Upper Sandusky
Ice Cream Shops · Waldo · Cardington · Prospect · Caledonia · Green Camp · New Bloomington
Places to Ride to and Swim
· Waldo Community Pool (24 mile round trip) · Prospect Community Pool (30 mile round trip) · Upper Sandusky Community Pool (50 mile round trip) · Delaware State Park (45 mile round trip)
Riverside Rides
· Whetstone River, on East River Road just south of Rt 529 · Scioto River, from Rt 4 south to Rt 42 (either side of the river north of Prospect, East side south of Prospect) · Sandusky River, starting behind Coon's Candy. · Olentangy River (east side), starting across Rt. 23 from the Methodist Theological School south of Delaware and continuing to Orange Road.
Area Bicycle Trails (with closest point to Marion)
· Richland B&O Trail (Lexington, 18 miles each way) · Kokosing Gap Trail (Mt. Vernon, 13 1/2 miles each way) · Tarhe Recreational Trail (Upper Sandusky, 3.8 mile trail from downtown Upper Sandusky and circling the reservoir)
Other Great Destinations · Coon's Candy (off Rt 23, Harpster) · Swartz Covered Bridge (a few miles northeast of Coon's Candy) · Twin Bridges (Cardington Road, just south of Whetstone River Road) · Amish farms west of Larue · Pfeiffer Station General store (Hardin County Rd 144, west of Larue)
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