C&O Canal/GAP
Next Entries »Shepherdstown West Virginia - C&O Canal Mile 73
Thursday, June 26th, 2008I spent a weekend earlier this month at Shepherdstown, West Virginia with my girlfriend to celebrate her birthday. Shepherdstown is located at mile 73 on the C&O Canal. We did some bicycling on the C&O Canal towpath to visit Harpers Ferry. When I had ridden the entire length of the canal in the year 2000, […]
Big Savage Mountain Tunnel Opens For Season
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008The Big Savage Mountain Tunnel on the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) has opened for the season. The tunnel was one of the last portions of the GAP trail to be completed. It was originally built as a railroad tunnel over in 1911 for the Western Maryland Railroad and has been abandoned for over 30 years. The […]
C&O Canal - Great Allegheny Passage Overview
Thursday, April 10th, 2008It is possible to ride the 330 miles from Washington D.C. to Pittsburgh on bicycle without using any roads. The Chessapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal towpath goes 180 miles from Georgetown in Washington D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland. A network of rail trails called the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) extends 150 miles from Cumberland, Maryland to […]
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