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Presque Isle State Park

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Trail description: 10-mile long paved multi-purpose trail located on a peninsula extending into Lake Erie is designated a National Recreation Trail.
Access fee: Park entry fee
Towns along the trail: Erie, PA
Web site: Presque Isle State Park
Trail map: Available at the park and on the park's website
Trail surface: Paved
Designated activities: Bicycling, walking
Facilities on the trail: Toilets and shelters are located along the trail
Points of interest: Beaches
Lodging: Erie has several choices of accommodations
Camping: No camping in the park
Bike shops:
Weather forecast: Erie
Tourism info: Erie Area VB
Getting to the trail: The park is just west of the north end of I-79 in Erie.
Map of local region: Erie

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Number of ratings: 5
Average rating: 4.70  

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Trail name: Presque Isle State Park
Times biking the trail: Few
Date of last visit: Sept, 2002
Sections that I biked: The whole trail.
My favourite sections of the trail: Riding along the bay.
Best time to go: Fall
Trail marking: Very good
Trail maintenance: Very good
Rating: 4.5 stars
What I liked: Scenery, extremely well marked and well maintained. Sometimes it's hard to realize you're in maintained park - it's beautiful.
What I disliked: Wind - but that can't be helped.
Comments: The Radisson Hotel was great. Reasonable prices and complimentary Breakfast buffet. Great location to the Park.
Submitted by: Linda
from: Warrington, Pa.
Date submitted: April 18, 2005

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Trail name: Presque Isle State Park
Times biking the trail: Few
Date of last visit: Sept, 2002
Sections that I biked: The whole trail.
My favourite sections of the trail: Riding along the bay.
Best time to go: Fall
Trail marking: Very good
Trail maintenance: Very good
Rating: 4.5 stars
What I liked: Scenery, extremely well marked and well maintained. Sometimes it's hard to realize you're in maintained park - it's beautiful.
What I disliked: Wind - but that can't be helped.
Comments: The Radisson Hotel was great. Reasonable prices and complimentary Breakfast buffet. Great location to the Park.
Submitted by: Linda
from: Warrington, Pa.
Date submitted: April 18, 2005

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Trail name: Presque Isle State Park
Times biking the trail: Weekly
Date of last visit: ,
Sections that I biked: The entire trail
My favourite sections of the trail: The Lake Erie sections
Best time to go: Spring, Summer, and Fall
Trail marking: Very good
Trail maintenance: Very good
Rating: 5 stars
What I liked: Paved all the way with great scenery
What I disliked: competition from rented multiperson surrey bikes
Comments:
Submitted by: Raymond K. Klappa
from: Erie, PA
Date submitted: Sept 22, 2004

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Trail name: Presque Isle State Park
Times biking the trail: Few
Date of last visit: Apr, 2003
Sections that I biked: Entire thing
My favourite sections of the trail: The side facing Presque Isle Bay
Best time to go: Summer or early fall
Trail marking: Very good
Trail maintenance: Very good
Rating: 4.5 stars
What I liked: Great upkeep....just a lot of crossing vehicular traffic
What I disliked: Vehicle traffic...WIND.
Comments: Wind is a BIG issue. In the Spring and Fall, it can whip up some nasty storms quickly and realize that Lake Erie has its own weather system. You may even get to see a waterspout!
Submitted by: AMM
from: Oil City, PA
Date submitted: July 12, 2003

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Name of trail: Presque Isle State Park
Times biking the trail: Several
Date of last visit: Oct, 2002
Sections that I biked: all
My favourite sections of the trail: all
Best time to go: fall
Trail marking: Very good
Trail maintenance: Very good
Rating: 5 stars
What I liked: very nice
What I disliked: nothing
Comments: excellent trail with very nice sceniry lake erie and waldemeer right there and many things to do in a very clean area
Submitted by: robert hawkins
from: hermitage pa
Date submitted: Jan 25, 2003

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