Bicycling Through Paradise, Updated and Revised

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!

Bicycling Through Paradise, Updated and Revised is available now. The new edition features two new chapters and updated content.

Bicycling Through Paradise, Updated and Revised is published as part of the Thinking About Ohio series as a collaboration between the University of Cincinnati Press and Ohio University Press.

Bicycling Through Paradise, Updated and Revised is funded in part by the America 250-Ohio Commission through a Buckeye Grant.

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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.