North Coast Inland Trail reaches Bellevue from Monroeville
Firelands Rails to Trails volunteers finished the last four-tenths of a mile, opening six miles of crushed-limestone trail to Prairie Road.
The North Coast Inland Trail has made it to Bellevue. Volunteers from Firelands Rails to Trails Inc. finished the last four-tenths of a mile, bringing the trail to Prairie Road on the city’s east edge.
Six continuous miles of hard-packed crushed limestone now run from Prairie Road to state Route 99 in Monroeville, open to cyclists, hikers, walkers and horseback riders. Group president Joe Mantey said reaching Bellevue had long been a major goal.
The city will put up bike route signs leading riders to the Bellevue Community Center at the Magdalene Aigler Community Recreation Complex and to the Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum, whose campus and picnic areas are planned as the trail’s hub in town. Recreation Director Marc Weisenberger said the trail adds recreation for residents and should bring visitors. There is no parking at the Prairie Road trailhead.
Next: the Clyde-to-Bellevue section and the museum’s role. Trail info: Sandusky County Park District. More in Local News.