47 miles roundtrip – hilly roads
Ride submitted from Cushman Club of America National Meet in 2001
This is a nice way to spend the day enjoying the home of author Louis Bromfield and the wedding site of Bogey & Bacall. The farm showcases a new Visitor Center with Lehman’s Hardware merchandise, homemade fudge, and many other surprises worth the trip. This working farm offers house tours, wagon rides, and more at www.Malabarfarm.org
- Starting at the Richland County Fairgrounds, 750 North Home Rd.- exit west gate
- Turn Left onto Home Road
- Turn Left onto Longview Avenue
- Turn Right onto Trimble Road (go about 2 miles)
- Turn Left onto Cook Road
- Turn Right onto Mansfield Lucas Road
- Turn Right onto State Route 39
- Turn right onto State Route 603
- Turn Right onto Pleasant Valley Road
- Turn Left info Malabar Farm State Park, 4050 Bromfield Road, Lucas, Ohio (www.malabarfarm.org)
Before heading back into Mansfield, try dining at the Malabar Restaurant, a mile from the farm. Wonderful atmosphere and food. www.Malabarfarmrestaurant.com or 419-938-5205
Return Trip:
- From Malabar Farm State Park turn Right onto Pleasant Valley Road
- Turn Right onto State Route 603
- Turn Right onto State Route 95 (State Route 95 & 97 run together) Stay on Route 97
- Parade through Butler, Bellville and Lexington on Route 97
- Turn Right onto State Route 42
- Turn Left onto Trimble Road
- Turn Left onto Longview Avenue
- Turn Right onto Home Road
- Turn Right into the Richland County Fairgrounds at 750 N. Home Road in Mansfield