The Loveland Bike Trail is a
rail trail in
Ohio. It is a section of the
Little Miami Scenic Trail within the
Loveland, Ohio city limits in
Clermont County. Like most of the longer trail, it was built along the
right-of-way of the abandoned
Little Miami Railroad, on the
Little Miami River. Along with 15 other city parks, the trail corridor is maintained by City of Loveland Recreation Commission. The trail was opened in the 1980s[1] and became part of the Little Miami Scenic Trail in 1984.[2] More than 100,000 people accessed the Little Miami Scenic Trail via the Loveland trailhead in 2014.[3]
Each summer from 1997 to 2000 and from 2002 to 2004,[4] the city held a cycling race, Tour de Loveland, named after the
Tour de France, that promoted the Loveland Bike Trail as the centerpiece of Historic Downtown Loveland.[5] It featured a route for professional cyclists that included many Downtown streets, as well as separate races for younger cyclists. In June 1998, the
USA Cycling Elite National Championship
time trials and
criterium were held in conjunction with the Tour de Loveland.[6][7][8] On January 24, 2005, Loveland City Council voted to cancel the Tour, due to declining attendance and a lack of sponsors.[9]
^Queenan, Bob (April 21, 1998).
"Area becoming cycling mecca". The Cincinnati Post. E. W. Scripps Company. Archived from
the original on November 8, 2004. Retrieved November 30, 2006.