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Ohio to Erie Trail - elevation, grades, daily mileage, and stealth camping?

For those that have done the Ohio to Erie Trail (whole trip) -

I assume the easiest run would be south to north? I ran the section between Columbus and Spring Valley last Fall and had a head wind. The elevation does go up w of Columbus, but I'd say the head wind was the bigger slow-down that particular trip.

It looks like the section through and just E of Centerburg is the highest point of the trip, but the grade doesn't appear too terrible.

Fredericksburg to Massillon shows some tough up and down going through several hills.

Akron shows what appears to be a pretty steep drop off going north.

Aside from the Fredericksburg to Massillon section of up and down - are there any note-worthy slow-down areas for one reason or another?

Does anyone have a run-down of their daily mileage? I have the 3-8 day runs from the website as a reference already.

Has anyone stealth-camped the whole trip? Any tips, suggestions, or stay-away-from's?
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