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Bicycling

happyslug

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3. This is better then the Great Allegheny Passage????

Reply to warrenswil (Original post)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 05:54 PM

Oct 2013

Great Allegheny Passage:
http://www.atatrail.org/

From Pittsburgh to Washington DC: 350 miles, 125 miles up hill then 225 downhill

If you are careful you can make it all downhill, 225 or 125 miles all downhill, on its own right of way, through the Appalachians Mountains with almost no cross traffic:

Fall foliage photos on the trail:
http://www.michaelmccumber.com/subjects/greatalleghenypassagetrail/

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BEST BIKE RIDE ON EARTH? [View all] warrenswil Oct 2013 OP

For me, the Strand has too many kids and dogs...too slow. wtmusic Oct 2013 #1

Streets full of crazy drivers warrenswil Oct 2013 #2

That's one of the nice things about cycling wtmusic Oct 2013 #9

I am sorry, lost people rarely get into accidents happyslug Oct 2013 #10

This is better then the Great Allegheny Passage???? happyslug Oct 2013 #3

you are WAY out my league ... warrenswil Oct 2013 #6

The key to the Great Allegheny passage, is if you are careful, it is all downhill happyslug Oct 2013 #8

All downhill is good ... warrenswil Nov 2013 #11

Yes you can do it on Christmas day happyslug Nov 2013 #12

Hardly the BEST BIKE RIDE ON EARTH Brother Buzz Oct 2013 #4

If your son is anywhere near UCLA .... warrenswil Oct 2013 #5

He's been there a whopping five weeks... Brother Buzz Oct 2013 #7