Category: C and O Canal Towpath trail

Western Maryland Rail Trail

You know the old joke, “I went to the fights and a hockey game broke out?” This picture was taken in September, afew weeks before the best fall colorson the Western Maryland Rail Trail. Okay, this blog has little to do w/ that; but I headed east to ride the C & O Canal Towpath …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/10/05/western-maryland-rail-trail/

Sorry for the long delay…

… I just returned from my bike ride on the Great Allegheny Passage, the C & O Canal Towpath trail, and the Mount Vernon Trail.I look forward to including information and pictures from that trip on this site. In the meantime, I finally figured out how to offer my readers a chance to subscribe to …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/09/28/sorry-for-the-long-delay/

Take your bike or rent?

So you’re going on a bike trip across the country and you face one of the dilemmas: Bike trips are fun but take some planning. Do you rent a bike or ship your bike there? Of course that depends on numerous factors: Are you inexorably attached to your bike? Is your bike custom fitted? Are …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/08/28/take-your-bike-or-rent/

Great Allegheny Passage & C & O Canal Towpath trails

I’m starting to prepare for my September bike trip from Connellsville, PA to Washington D.C. This trip is going to be longer and more complicated than previous ones. It will entail about 300 miles on the Great Allegheny Passage and C & O Canal Towpath trails. It will also involve four states and the District …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/08/03/great-allegheny-passage-c-o-canal-towpath-trails/

Great Allegheny Passage & C & O Trail tours

I am in the middle of planning a trip on the Great Allegheny Passage and C & O Canal Towpath trails.  And it’s a lot of work (and time).  For those of you who want to save the time and hassle of doing all the trip planning yourself, there’s a company called Mountainside Bike Tours …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/07/30/great-allegheny-passage-c-o-trail-tours/