The Great Allegheny Passage trail is also known as the GAP. By combining the GAP with the C & O Canal Towpath trail, you’ll have almost 320 miles of trail… one way! It’s a long haul, no matter which direction you go. Before I rode the two trails, I had numerous people tell me that …
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You wouldn’t dream of touring the Louvre in a Lexus, the Prado in a Porsche, or the Vatican in a Volvo. Yet that’s how thousands of people view the New England fall foliage… strapped in a car, hurtling down the highway, craning their necks to get an occasional glimpse of rainbow colored trees. There’s a …
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If you have read any of my trail reviews, you know that I’m crazy about bike trails in general and rail-trails in particular. The Ammonoosuc rail trail was no exception, except it was one of the few trails where I had as much fun before I even hopped on my bike as I did on the …
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It is my understanding that this trail has been greatly improved since I took this picture last year. I’m told they’ve raised the surface in water-prone areas, added gravel, and put culverts under the trail at some of the creek crossings. Even so, this trail is best for hiking, but a mountain bike would easily …
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This is the one that started it all. (Not the moose, the trail) This was my first rail-trail. My daughter was a mere one-year-old and I pulled her behind my bike on a trailer. If I remember right, they didn’t have a shuttle then, or if they did, we didn’t use it. Hiawatha Bike Trail …
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The Sand Creek Trail near Denver, CO is a diamond in the rough. It would definitely be considered an urban trail as it winds its way through industrial areas, oil refineries, and some pretty rough neighborhoods. But here’s a surprise… I like it. First of all, it is those rough characteristics that make this trail …
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