Ohio and Erie Canal Reservation, Cleveland Metroparks.

Rich Exner, cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio - There are hundreds of miles of multi-purpose trails popular among bicyclists in Northeast Ohio.

Over the last few months, cleveland.com has featured some of the more popular routes, with photos and time-compressed videos.

Though summer is about to turn to fall, there will be plenty of good bicycling days left before the weather turns too cold for all but the most hard-core riders.

Scroll below for a review of six routes you might consider for your next ride.

If the videos - each compressed to less than 90 seconds - move too fast for your liking, follow the links to find slideshows with photographs taken from the bicycle seat along each route.

- By Rich Exner, cleveland.com

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Ohio and Erie Canal, Cleveland Metroparks

The Ohio and Erie Canal Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks mixes nature, industry and history like no other part of the sprawling park system.

See more photos taken during a bicycle ride through the park at this link.

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90-second video tour

A six-mile ride along the Towpath Trail in the Ohio and Erie Canal Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks was compressed to this 90-second video.

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The route

Here is the route taken for the ride, starting at Old Rockside Road and going north to Old Harvard Road.

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Rocky River Reservation, Cleveland Metroparks

The Rocky River Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks is one of the busiest parks in Northeast Ohio, with places to bicycle, ride horses, fish, golf and more.

See more photos taken during a bicycle ride through the park at this link.

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90-second video tour

A 13-mile ride through the Rocky River Reservation was compressed to this 90-second video.

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The route

The Rocky River Reservation extends from Bagley Road in Berea to near the mouth of the Rocky River in Lakewood.

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Bedford Reservation, Cleveland Metroparks

The Cleveland Metroparks' Bedford Reservation - featuring Bridal Viel Falls, Tinker's Creek Gorge and Shawnee Hills Golf Course - can be crossed on bicycle using the park's hilly multi-purpose trail.

See more photos taken during a bicycle ride in the Bedford Reservation at this link.

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90-second video tour

A four-mile ride through the Bedford Reservation was compressed to this 90-second video.

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The route

The route from Egbert Road and Gorge Parkway on the east to Dunham and Egbert roads on the west.

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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

The Towpath Trail covers 20 miles through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park from Independence to Akron. The video and photos shown here were shot last fall during a bicycle ride through the park.

Use this link this link to see more photos of the Towpath Trail thorugh the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

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90-second video tour

A 20-mile ride through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park on the Towpath Trail was compressed to this 90-second video.

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The route

The Cuyahoga Valley National Park extends from the Summit Metro Parks on the south to the Cleveland Metroparks on the north.

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Big Creek Reservation, Cleveland Metroparks

The Big Creek Reservation connects neighborhoods with the Cleveland Metroparks perhaps more so than any reservation in the sprawling system. But, because of this, there are a number of street crossings for the trail.

See more photos taken during a bicycle ride through the Big Creek Reservation at this link.

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90-second video tour

An eight-mile ride through the Big Creek Reservation was compressed to this 90-second video.

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The route

The Big Creek Reservation trail in the Cleveland Metroparks extends from Velley Parkway in Strongsville to Brookpark Road in Parma.

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North Chagrin Reservation, Cleveland Metroparks

The Cleveland Metroparks' North Chagrin Reservation - featuring a nature center, Stawberry Pond, Foster's Run and Squire's Castle - can be crossed on the park's multi-purpose trail.

Use this link to see more photos taken during a bicycle ride through the North Chagrin Reservation.

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90-second video tour

A bicycle ride of just over four miles through the North Chagrin Reservation was compressed to this 90-second video.

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The route

The multi-purpose trail in the North Chagrin Reservation runs about 4.6 miles from Chardon Road (U.S. 6) on the north to Wilson Mills Road on the south, though a portion is on a old road.

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Fillming the rides

I attached a GoPro camera to my bicycle to film the rides, then took the still photos with an iPhone on the return trips to illustrate what can seen from the bicycle seat.

Rich Exner, data analysis editor for cleveland.com, writes about numbers on a variety of topics. Follow on Twitter @RichExner.

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