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FreeWheeling Easy: the Guidebook

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Mary Shaw and Roy Weil

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Trails for the Rest of Us

If you like to bicycle but you don't like to ride in automobile traffic or on rough, steep, undeveloped tracks, these trails are for you. They are: easy to ride or walk, off-limits to automobile traffic, reasonably level

Depending on their history, these routes are variously called rail-trails, bike paths, greenways, towpaths, and linear parks. Some are paved, some dirt or crushed stone; a few have short excursions onto roads with very little (and very slow) traffic. All are suitable for touring bikes with medium to wide tires and for hybrid or mountain bikes. They provide opportunities for short family outings and for multi-day touring. If you like to walk on wide smooth gentle paths, you will also enjoy them.

Book Status

FreeWheeling Easy, the book, has been out of print for some time. The information in the book is out of date. Trail builders just keep building trails. We are in the process of updating the information. This web site will have the latest draft of the Guide. It is draft so the image resolution is not great. If you see some errors, or know of addtional information, feel free to use the feedback form.

We are currently (2012 Oct) concentrating on the trails north of Pittsburgh, that comprise the Eire to Pittsburgh effort. Real soon now we will publish this section as a seperate guide. Copyright 2012 Shaw-weil Associates - All rights reserved.

Table of Contents

 
Last Updated
  [ Write-up ] Allegheny Highlands Trail 2002
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Allegheny River TrailApr 2011
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Armstrong TrailOct 2012
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Bayfront BikewaySep 2011
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Beaver River Rails to to TrailsDec 2011
  [ Write-up ] Brooke Pioneer Trail, Yankee TrailAug 2012
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Butler-Freeport Community TrailAug 2012
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Buzzard SwampJan 2011
  [ Write-up ] Chautauqua Rails to TrailsApr 2011
  [ Write-up ] Cheat Haven Trail2002
  [ Write-up ] Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath2002
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Clarion-Little Toby Bike and Hike TrailApr 2011
  [ Write-up ] Clearfield to Grampian Trail2002
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Coal and Coke TrailAug 2010
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Corry Junction Greenway TrailApr 2011
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Deckers CreekApr 2009
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Duck Hollow Trail2002
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] East Branch TrailApr 2011
  [ Write-up ] Emerald Necklace2002
  [ Write-up ] Erie to Pittsburgh2002
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Ernst Bicycle TrailOct 2012
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Five Star TrailApr 2012
  [ Write-up ] Forbes State Forest, Mountain Streams II Trail System2002
  [ Write-up ] Ghost Town Trail2002
  [ Write-up ] Goddard State Park2002
  [ Write-up ] Great Lakes Seaway TrailApr 2011
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Great Shamokin PathJan 2011
  [ No Write-up ]Greene River Trail
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Greenville - Jamestown Trail2002
  [ Write-up ] Harmony TrailNov 2011
  [ Write-up ] Hoodlebug Trail2002
  [ Write-up ] Houtzdale Line Trail2002
  [ Write-up ] Indian Creek Valley Hiking and Biking Trail2002
  [ Write-up ] James Mayer Riverwalk TrailJan 2011
  [ Write-up ] Kellettville to Nebraska Trace2002
  [ No Write-up ]Lake Willhelm Trail
  [ Write-up ] Little Beaver Creek Greenway2002
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Little Beaver GreenWay TrailApr 2012
  [ Write-up ] Lower Trail (Juniata River Corridor)2002
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Mahoning Shadow TrailJan 2011
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] McClintock TrailOct 2012
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] McKeesport the Loop2002
  [ Write-up ] McPack Trail2002
  [ Write-up ] Metro Parks Bike and Hike Trail (to Kent and Stow OH)2002
[ Map ]  [ No Write-up ]Mill Creek
  [ Write-up ] Mon River and Gasper Caperton TrailsDec 2011
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Montour TrailDec 1969
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Moraine State Park (Lake Arthur) Bike TrailJan 2011
  [ Write-up ] Mountain Maryland Trails2002
  [ Write-up ] North Bend Rail-Trail2002
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Ohio River Trail2002
  [ Write-up ] Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail2002
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Oil Creek State Park TrailApr 2011
  [ Write-up ] PW&S Railroad Bike Trail2002
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Panhandle TrailAug 2012
[ Map ]  [ No Write-up ]Path of Flood Trail
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Presque Isle State Park BikepathDec 1969
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Pymatuning State Park Trail2002
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Queen City TrailJan 2011
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Redbank Valley TrailJul 2012
  [ Write-up ] Roaring RunJul 2011
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Samuel Justus Recreational TrailApr 2011
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Sandy Creek TrailApr 2011
  [ Write-up ] Sheepskin Rail-TrailSep 2011
  [ Write-up ] Shenango River Trail2002
  [ Write-up ] Shorter Trails and Bike Lanes near Pittsburgh2002
  [ Write-up ] Staple Bend TrailSep 2001
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Stavich Bicycle TrailDec 2011
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Steel Valley TrailAug 2007
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Three Rivers Heritage TrailAug 2006
  [ Write-up ] Three Rivers Heritage Trail2002
  [ Write-up ] Tidioute Riverside Rec Trek Trail2002
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Warren/North Warren TrailNov 2010
  [ Write-up ] West Fork River Trail2002
  [ Write-up ] West Penn TrailSep 2007
  [ Write-up ] Western Maryland Rail Trail2002
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Western Reserve Greenway2002
  [ Write-up ] Westland Branch (Montour Trail)2002
  [ Write-up ] Westmoreland Heritage TrailDec 1969
  [ Write-up ] Wheeling Heritage Trails2002
[ Map ]  [ Write-up ] Wynn and Clara Tredway Riverfront ParkApr 2009
  [ Write-up ] Youghiogheny River Trail, Northern Section2002
  [ Write-up ] Youghiogheny River Trail, Southern Section2002

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FreeWheeling Easy, the book, has been out of print for some time. The information in the book is out of date. Trail builders just keep building trails. We are in the process of updating the information. This web site will have the latest draft of the Guide.

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As always we have made a serious effort to present accurate descriptions.  However we are human, trails change with time, and we occasionally receive incorrect information.  Therefore we can not be responsible for discrepancies between these descriptions and actual trail conditions.   Use common sense, judgment and be careful out there.

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