MOUNT VERNON – The Knox County Convention and Visitors Bureau invites the community and trail users to the Bike Knox Celebration on Oct. 10.
Set for noon to 3 p.m. at the Ariel-Foundation Park, Schnormeier Event Center, the Bike Knox Celebration is a free community event to celebrate the milestone anniversaries of the multi-purpose trails in Knox County.
“The Kokosing Gap Trail is celebrating its 30th anniversary in October, while the Heart of Ohio Trail and Mohican Valley Trail both celebrated 20 years last fall,” said Olivia Toth, marketing manager of the Knox County Convention and Visitors Bureau. “We are so excited to be celebrating these trails in such a special way.
“These trails not only connect our communities in Knox County but connect Knox County to the larger Ohio to Erie Trail, the scenic 326-mile trail that links the Ohio River to Lake Erie,” she added.
In collaboration with the trail leaders and volunteers, the Bike Knox Celebration will feature an afternoon of food trucks, giveaways, a bike obstacle course for children and bike-friendly vendors.
“This event was created to celebrate the people that had the vision to bring this trail to life,” said Randy Cronk, president of the Kokosing Gap Trail. “The Kokosing Gap Trail would not be what it is today without all the community support, loyal cyclists, trail users and the volunteers who help maintain it. We have trail users that travel from hundreds, and even thousands, of miles away just to enjoy our trails; we feel really proud to be celebrating our milestones together.”
Community members, trail supporters and cyclists of all ages are encouraged to attend, by bike or car. To learn more about this event, RSVP on the Facebook event page or visit visitknoxohio.org/events/detail/738/bike-knox-celebration/4590.
