I really wanted to continue on the rail trail and go from Columbus to Cincinnati, but the route west from there just falls apart. I had to head for Dayton and work my way southwest through Bloomington IN.
If you plan on taking this route east be aware of the treacherous crossing of the Ohio at Steubenville OH. I read up quite a bit on it. There appears to be 2 ways of crossing the river and neither is inviting. Check out this thread:
https://www.bikeforums.net/general-c...ubenville.html
I picked the small bridge and interchange over the freeway bridge. Street View is a beautiful thing for planning bike rides, too.
- Ed