As you bike, walk, skate or ride along the Tecumseh Trail, you will be surrounded with the Darke County countryside. Connecting Darke County with the other Miami Valley Bike Pathways, the Tecumseh Trail will bring in a whole new community of outdoor enthusiasts to the county.
The Tecumseh Trail Multi-use Pathway offers a pleasant route, partially on the former Pennsylvania Railroad's Columbus-to-Saint Louis freight mainline. The rail route was once used for Lincoln's funeral train in 1865.
The trail provides a mixed biking experience with about half the trail dedicated trail and the other half share-the-road. The initial paved portion of the trail runs from downtown Gettysburg east nearly 2 miles to North Harrison-Bradford Road, which you can continue east on as an on-road bike route to Bradford and the border between Darke and Miami counties. Please note that this is a multi-purpose trail. Running, Cycling, Walking and horseback-riding are permitted. Horse-back riding is ONLY permitted in the grass on either side of the paved trail and outside of city limits. Please be considerate when passing each other and sharing the trail.
As of 2019, from downtown Gettysburg, you can now follow the trail all the way into Greenville, connecting with the Greenville Creek Trail at the Bish Discovery Center on Ohio Street (bike station and water available). With that, Darke County Parks now provides a trail from Bradford, Miami County to Greenville in Darke County, nearly 15 miles.
With the goal of connecting Bradford to Greenville to Union City, this trail will bring with it a wealth of outdoor opportunities to the citizens of Darke County.
Note:
Parking/Access Options:
*Bish Discovery Center, 404 N. Ohio St (Main Hub: Includes Bike Repair and water station)
*Bridge Street in Gettysburg
*Hartzel Rd, Greenville
*OH-571 & Lake Ave, Greenville
*Darke DD (2 spots), Jaysville-St. Johns Rd Greenville
*Alice Bish Park, Ohio St. Greenville
*Prairie Ridge Meadow, N. Broadway Greenville.
Park Hours: Sunrise to sunset
