We drove to Peninsula with our bikes and parked the truck. From here we got on the Towpath Trail and cycled down to Akron. This trail was about 15 miles. The majority of the path is hard, packed sand and we went over a few boardwalks and a few places that were paved. We stopped at Szaly’s Market - a beautiful farm and market.
We didnt buy anything as it was early in the day. We also stopped on the boardwalk to see Beaver Marsh. There are Rangers stationed there to tell passers by about the area.
Also along the way we passed locks from the 1600s and a few spots where we could see the river which appeared shallow and calm.
When we got to Akron, there were many more locks.,In fact there were 15 locks within a 1 mile radius because of the steep slope of the land. Just before we got to Akron, we stopped at the Mustill Store which was a trading post and a very, big hub during its heydey. The store was owned by three generations and then in the 1990s it was renovated. It was really nice to see history being preserved.
We boarded at the Akron North Station at 12:30. There were young men to load our bikes on the last car of the train. We then boarded the train and paid five dollars each to ride back to Peninsula. It wasn’t necessarily a hard cycle, but we thought it was cool to ride the train back. we were amazed at the number of people out on this trail, ranging in all ages, either walking or cycling and even one huge unicycle!
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