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Bicycling Through Paradise

Historical Tours Around Cincinnati

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Kathleen Smythe
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Chris Hanlin

Bicycling Through Paradise is a book of cycling tours centered around Cincinnati, Ohio. The authors, two longtime cyclers—offer an intimate and informative read of the local landscape and passing sites from the perspectives of cycling and Cincinnati enthusiasts.

Open access StoryMaps found below provide turn-by-turn directions, wayfinding photos and brief details about parts of the routes. These maps provide an annotations feature for cyclers to post comments about their rides. Together, the book and the open access StoryMaps create a community destination for cyclers to interact with each others and the authors unlike any other book and website.

Tell us about your favorite ride, or share details of your journey. Comments from the authors, the Press and other cyclers will be found here. Did the route change due to construction? Did you find something interesting along a tour? Let our authors and other cyclers know. Help us build and bring together our reading and riding communities. By following this project, you will be notified daily when comments are added.

In total, 19 tours ranging from 20 to 80 miles in length have been developed by Smythe and Hanlin. Enjoy, but don't forget to come back and tell us about your experience!

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Photo by Chris Hanlin

Cover design by Jen Flint

Resources. The resources below link to StoryMaps and provide turn by turn directions for each route on Google Maps

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    18 - Art Deco Architecture: Lunken Airport, Downtown, Union Terminal, and the Mount Washington Water Tower

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    02 - William Henry Harrison and The Shawnee Nation: Gilday Riverside Park to Aurora, IN

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    01 - Path Dependency: Ludlow Ave. to Reading, OH

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    03 - The Little Miami Scenic Trail: Milford to Xenia

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    04 - Floodplains and Hilltops: Eden and Ault Parks, Cincinnati Observatory, Pioneer Settlement, and Lunken Airport

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    05 - Following the River Bellevue, Oneonta, and Alexandria, Kentucky

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    06 - The Ohio River and The Search for Freedom: Underground Railroad Sites in the Ohio River Valley, including New Richmond, Moscow, Ripley, and Maysville

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    07 - The Whitewater Canal Route: West Harrison to Cedar Grove, Brookville, and Metamora

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    08 - Bicycling Through Paradise: Visit Mariemont, Perintown, Harmony Hill, Felicity, and Utopia

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    10 - Town and Country: Mt. Airy Forest, Winton and Sharon Woods, Glendale, and Greenhills

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Kathleen Smythe is a professor of history and sustainability at Xavier University.

Chris Hanlin is an architect, amateur historian, photographer, and longtime cyclist.

Metadata

  • edition
    1
  • isbn
    978-1947602-75-5
  • publisher
    University of Cincinnati Press
  • publisher place
    Cincinnati, OH
  • restrictions
    none
  • rights
    Worldwide print and digital rights. Creative Commons License
  • rights holder
    University of Cincinnati Press
  • rights territory
    Worldwide
  • version
    open access resources

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Bicycling Through Paradise

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    Introduction And Cycling Advice

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    Path Dependency: Layers Of History Along The Mill Creek

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    William Henry Harrison And The Shawnee Nation

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