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General Discussion / Bicycle Touring On Car Free Paths

« on: April 06, 2012, 10:04:08 pm »

it's bike trip season, and if you're thinking of riding one of the great long distance car free paths in north america, you might find useful information at

http://bicycletouringoncarfreepaths.org/www.Bicycletouringoncarfreepaths.org/Welcome.html


a non-commercial website on where the paths are, their setting in nature and history, and where to find food, water, camping and lodging along the way.

covered in detail are the Mickelson Trail, P'tit Train du Nord, Great Allegheny Passage, C&O Canal, Pine Creek Trail/Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania, the Greenbrier River Trail, and the Carriage Roads of Acadia National Park. 

and if you ride the paths this season, we hope you'll use the Riders Suggestion pages on each trip to tell other touring cyclists (including ourselves) your favorite places to eat, sleep, and get ice cream and beer, so we can better plan our own trips.

jeff

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General Discussion / Acadia Carriage Roads

« on: January 23, 2012, 07:32:16 pm »

The recumbent-riding, touring cyclists who write BicycleTouringOnCarFreePaths have added the carriage roads of Acadia National Park to the non-commercial website -- information on the paths, why you'd want to ride them, and how to plan for the trip.

http://bicycletouringoncarfreepaths.org/

The Great Allegheny Trail, C&O Canal, Pine Creek Trail, Greenbrier River Trail, P'tit Train du Nord, and Mickelson Trail are also covered in detail on the website.

If you ridden any of the paths, and want to tell other touring cyclists about the best beer and ice cream, campsites, and lodging possibilities, hope you'll add your recommendations -- or disrecommendations, as the case may be -- to the Riders Suggestion pages for all of the trips.

It's getting to be touring season, right?

Jeff

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General Discussion / adirondack loop

« on: August 09, 2011, 06:09:13 pm »

hi, much appreciate advice from bicyclists who've ridden the adventure cycling adirondack loop.  i'm thinking of riding it early-mid sept, and wondered about traffic, food and ice cream, camping possibilities, and also suggestions on things to do along the way.  usually i tour on car free long distance bike paths, but the adirondack loop looks like a great trip.  how much of it is along lakes?  thanks, appreciate the help,

jeff
http://bicycletouringoncarfreepaths.org/

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General Discussion / green mt loop

« on: August 09, 2011, 06:07:29 pm »

hi, much appreciate advice from bicyclists who've ridden the adventure cycling green mt. loop.  i'm thinking of riding it early-mid sept, and wondered about traffic, food and ice cream, camping possibilities, and also suggestions on things to do along the way.  usually i tour on car free long distance bike paths, but the green mt loop looks like a great trip.  thanks, appreciate the help,

jeff

http://bicycletouringoncarfreepaths.org/ 

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General Discussion / Bicycle Touring Website - Help!

« on: June 30, 2011, 07:51:01 pm »

It's bicycle touring season, and if you're riding any of the long distance, car free paths covered in

http://bicycletouringoncarfreepaths.org/

a non-commercial website by touring cyclists for touring cyclists, hope you'll use the site's Reader Suggestion pages to tell others about what you'd recommend or not -- particular campsites and B&Bs/motels, places with food beer and ice cream, and things to do along the way. Paths covered include the C&O Canal, Great Allegheny, Pine Creek Trail, P'tit Train du North, Greenbrier River Trail, and the Mickelson. And if you find information in need of updating or addtion on each path, hope you'll let us know.

Many thanks, and happy pedaling, Jeff

http://bicycletouringoncarfreepaths.org/

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General Discussion / Bicycle Touring On Car Free Paths

« on: February 12, 2011, 10:00:56 am »

http://bicycletouringoncarfreepaths.org/ is a non-commercial website written by touring cyclists for touring cyclists about the great long-disance, car-free bicycle paths in North America.

The site gives the information to plan a trip that could be across the state or across the continent -- where the paths are, narratives on their settings in nature and history, information on lodging and camping, restaurants and food, ice cream and beer, bike shops and shuttle services.

Paths covered in detail include the C&O Canal, Great Allegheny Passage, Greenbrier River Trail, Pine Creek-Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania, Mickelson Trail, and the P’tit Train du Nord.  Other paths are covered in somewhat less detail.

We hope other touring bicyclists will add content -- tips for doing the trips and pictures -- to keep it current and expand it out.  And as more touring bicyclists write us about their favorite car-free paths not now covered, the list of paths on the website will grow.  If more people are on the paths, we might get more and better paths.  

Jeff

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Routes / pine creek trail on bicycle touring on car free paths

« on: October 29, 2010, 06:55:30 pm »

the pine creek trail is now on Bicycle Touring On Car Free Paths -- information on the path and why you'd want to ride it, camping and lodging, food, water and services. it's a spectacularly scenic car free path through the grand canyon of pennsylvania.

bicycletouringoncarfreepaths.org

Bicycle Touring on Car Free Paths is a non-commercial website written by touring cyclists for touring cyclists on the dozen or so great car free long distance bicycle paths in North America.

It's a community effort; those of us working on it hope others will write about paths they love not currently covered on the site, and give suggestions as well as corrections on the trips that are covered now, to help fellow cyclists plan our long distance bike trips on car free paths.

jeff baron

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General Discussion / picture of tour easy recumbent loaded for touring

« on: October 01, 2010, 05:16:53 pm »

in spirit of modesty being among the worst policies, link below is to picture of my newly painted tour easy set up for touring on the p'tit train du nord in quebec. ortlieb motorcycle bags under the seat (qrl2 mounting), ortlieb classic plus bags on the rear rack (also qrl2 mounting). everything in the bags for a two week trip, except the sleeping pad, too stiff to bend into the bags. sweet setup. picture is at the bottom of the webpage.
http://web.me.com/jeff_baron51/Bicycletouringoncarfreepaths/Ptit_Train_-_Planning_Your_Trip.html

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Routes / P'tit Train du Nord in Quebec

« on: September 16, 2010, 06:22:57 pm »

the touring cyclists putting together http://bicycletouringoncarfreepaths.org/

have added the P'tit Train du Nord in the Laurentian Mountains to the non-commercial site -- why you'd want to ride it, lodging and camping, food and water, logistics and services.

and we hope other touring cyclists who've ridden the path will correct any errors in the story and also add their own suggestions to ride this great path.

jeff

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General Discussion / pine creek trail in pa

« on: April 05, 2010, 06:28:49 pm »

hi, much appreciate suggestions on lodging, camping, food and bike shops, as well as what to look for along the path, for a bike trip on the pine creek trail in pa.  thanks, jeff

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Routes / Advice wanted -- Kettle Valley, CDA, Silver Comet, P'tit Train du Nord

« on: March 05, 2010, 03:57:37 pm »

Much appreciate information and pictures for a non-commercial website on the great long distance car free bicycle touring paths in North America -- http://bicycletouringoncarfreepaths.org/

We have good information on the paths and their settings, lodging and camping, food ice cream and beer, and services, for the Great Allegheny, C&O Canal, Mickelson Trail, and the Greenbrier River Trail.

We don't have nearly as good information on a number of other great paths -- the Coeur d"Alenes, P'tit Train du Nord, Silver Comet/Chief Ladiga, and Kettle Valley Railway trails.

If you've ridden these paths, we hope you'd be willing to share your experiences and suggestions, and pictures.  We credit all text and photo contributions.

Thanks, Jeff at http://bicycletouringoncarfreepaths.org/

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General Discussion / bicycle touring website - car free paths

« on: March 05, 2010, 03:42:15 pm »

Some touring bicyclists have started a non-commercial website, Bicycle Touring On Car Free Paths, on how to do the great long-distance car-free bike paths in North America -- where the paths are, narratives on their settings in nature and history, information on lodging and camping, restaurants and food, ice cream and beer, bike shops and shuttle services -- basically, what the touring cyclist would want to know to plan a trip that could be across the state or across the continent.

http://bicycletouringoncarfreepaths.org/

We hope other touring bicyclists will continually add content -- their own suggestions for doing the trips as well as pictures -- to keep it current and expand it out. And as more touring bicyclists write us about their favorite car-free paths not now covered, the list of paths on the website will grow. If more people are on the paths, we might get more and better paths.

Paths covered on the site now include the C&O Canal, the Great Allegheny Trail, Greenbrier River Trail, Mickelson Trail, Silver Comet/Chief Ladiga, P'tit Train du North, Kettle Valley Trail, the Coeur d'Alenes, and the Katy Trail.

At this point, some paths are covered in more detail than others, a shortcoming we hope updates from touring cyclists will correct.