The
Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure
Home
| About GOBA | Route
Info | Registration | Lodging
| Photos | Merchandise
GOBA is a camping tour; however, you are welcome to take advantage of the commercial lodging in our host communities at your own expense. You must make your own reservations and your own arrangements to get to and from these motels; GOBA will deliver your baggage in large luggage trucks to the designated campgrounds, but not beyond. Be sure to mention to the motel that you are with GOBA. You may ask these motels if they have a baggage shuttle service available. In order to get their necessities to their motel, many riders bring a small pannier or backpack. Each day, they take just what they will need for the night from their larger bag and leave this bag in the campgrounds with a friend. They then can ride to their motel with a light load. In the morning, they ride with the pannier back to camp and load the overnight things back in the larger bag, put it on the truck, and are ready to go.
Note: Route and town details are subject to change; check the website for updates
As a courtesy to GOBA riders, we have produced a list of selected hotels in the area.This list offers some of the lodging available and is accurate to the best of our knowledge, as of October, 2007. Many towns have B&Bs, but we do not list them here, due to space limitations. Mileage to campgrounds is approximate. We make no claims about the quality of these establishments. Most rooms are gone by early spring, even earlier in towns with very limited beds. We suggest you ask for written confirmation or a confirmation number and reconfirm these reservations before the tour.
Options for possible dormitories, gym floor sleeping, and home stay programs: if available, they will be in the March and May GOBA newsletters. Any fees associated with these options are at your own expense. With encouragement from GOBA, it is up to the overnight towns whether they can or are willing to offer these options. In some towns, these options are organized after the last newsletter deadline, so be sure to check at the Local Information Booth as you arrive in each town for last-minute additions.
Another lodging alternative is to purchase a lodging/shuttle package. We have licensed Ohio Travel Treasures to offer a package of rooms during GOBA that will include some transportation to and from our campsites. For information, call Ohio Travel Treasures at 513-923-9112.