Category: Great Allegheny Passage

Renting a bike is still the way to go on trips

I just finished paying $134 to ship my bike to Connellsville, PA to ride the Great Allegheny Passage Trail. I much prefer to rent bikes on my trips, but the logistics of renting a bike on one end of the trail, then getting it back to the rental shop after reaching my destination on the …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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