Ohio Gran Fondo

[emily_in_nc]

There are some good ones in Amish country for sure, but overall that's not the hilliest part of the state...

Yes, there were plenty of flatter areas around, but one small area of hills that went to gravel in some places north of Dover were some of the steepest hills we've ridden, and we've been riding for decades. These were small county roads that don't see much traffic and thus aren't graded for it, not in Amish country, though that's a hilly area too. It was absolutely gorgeous but easily rivaled some of the worst of the hills we've ridden in the Finger Lakes of NY State. I was in my 19" low gear on a couple of the hills and about to bust a lung. The roads had names with "Hill" in 'em -- always a bad sign...

And people say Ohio is flat...not!