GAP and C&O canal path?

[marvelitsky]

Hi I'd really love to do this trip from Pittsburgh to DC or the other way around. Anyone here ever gone on that route?

 

[Chris S]

This is a UK forum but there are a few members from the US.

 

[cisamcgu]

We had thought about it (and got the book - here ), but then COVID intervened. It is still on our to-do list. The plan was go from UK on a freighter, hire a tandem in Washington, cycle to Pittsburgh then fly back to the UK (or maybe do some other US things)

Maybe next year

 

[IaninSheffield]

Can't speak from experience, but if you're into podcasts, the trails you mention are local to a guy called Tim Mooney who lives in Washington DC and often shares his experiences of the C&O and GAP on his podcast - The Pedalshift Project.
https://pedalshift.net/?s=C&o or https://pedalshift.net/?s=gap

 

[brommieinkorea]

Have cycled the Great Allegheny Passage from Duquesne into Pittsburgh. Paved (asphalt surface) and fairly nice. Unfortunately the C&O is gravel and can get muddy in places.
Renting a bike in the USA is Damm hard to do, even in big cities like D.C. or Pittsburgh. Bike shops and especially rental places are non-existant in small towns in the US.

 

[HobbesOnTour]

As always I'll pipe in with CrazyGuyOnABike. A huge number of journals of rides and a great search function to drill down.
This should get you started:
https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/locales/?locale_id=367161&doctype=journal

YouTube will also have lots of info.

Is there anything in particular you wanted to know? I recall a lot of information about surfaces, weather, accommodation published since it's such a popular ride.

Good luck!

 

[marvelitsky]

Have cycled the Great Allegheny Passage from Duquesne into Pittsburgh. Paved (asphalt surface) and fairly nice. Unfortunately the C&O is gravel and can get muddy in places.
Renting a bike in the USA is Damm hard to do, even in big cities like D.C. or Pittsburgh. Bike shops and especially rental places are non-existant in small towns in the US.

Hey there well it helps that I am already in the USA on the East Coast and owns several of my own bikes so I'm lucky there.😉

 

[marvelitsky]

This is a UK forum but there are a few members from the US.

Oh jeepers I didn't know that this was a UK forum. My apologies and my condolences!

 

[marvelitsky]

We had thought about it (and got the book - here ), but then COVID intervened. It is still on our to-do list. The plan was go from UK on a freighter, hire a tandem in Washington, cycle to Pittsburgh then fly back to the UK (or maybe do some other US things)

Maybe next year

Thank you for the tip on the trail guide I appreciate it and I just bought it.