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Mid-Atlantic / Re: C & O Canal-Great Allegheny Passage

« on: September 09, 2013, 03:58:47 pm »

This will be my first touring trip. I bike for everyday transportation and have done some longer day trips, but I have never biked fully loaded.

The GAP trail is packed gravel and the C&O is dirt, so will get muddy if it rains. They are pretty much flat at least, since the GAP trail is a rail trail.

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Mid-Atlantic / Re: C & O Canal-Great Allegheny Passage

« on: September 09, 2013, 10:27:40 am »

I am also planning on doing this route in October, starting in Baltimore, making my way over to the trail and then all the way to Pittsburgh.

Have you done it before? Any advice? I am a little unsure of whether my road bike will be good for the dirt/gravel trails. I will probably get some kind of mountain/hybrid tires for the trip. I'm also unsure of how many miles I'll be able to do each day, as this is my first bike tour.