Jim Shaw
New member
Ol'Salt said:For planning purposes what length of "day rides" do you prefer?
If I were from fur aweigh, I'd like to look at half day and full day rides, and be back before dark in most cases. Just as an example, I had MS S&T make the following map. The blue boundaries are what S&T thinks are 2, 3, and 4 hour rides one way from Lima. (One hour gets you pretty much nowhere - not even to Dayton - to the Air Force Museum).
Two hours will get you to Pickerington (AMA Museum - highly recommended) and the western edge of Amish country (ultra scenic - nice roads).
Four hours will get you to Hocking Hills for some of the best riding roads in four states. Three hours will get you to Dearborn for the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, but I'd recomment an overnight there if you want to spend any time either place.
Three hours will get you to Shaw Towers, if you can think of some reason why. A little over two hours to Shaw Flats - same qualification.