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Originally Posted by raygunner
I loved doing the C&O/Gap from Pittsburgh to DC.
I took the Amtrak from Chicago, overnight, and got off in Pittsburgh about 8am. I had breakfast at a local diner and then hit the road!
Can't wait to do it again.
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I did this two years ago and dropped my car in Pittsburgh. My riding buddy had a ride arranged for us back from DC to Pittsburgh to pick up my car.
How did you get home from DC? Amtrak again? I'm tempted to ride from Pittsburgh to Cumberland again. Any idea how to get from Cumberland back to Pittsburgh without a car stashed on the Cumberland end?
To OP, it's a fun trip. Very flat. Nice little towns to stay in along the way. These PA coal towns are sadly decaying (at least those that haven't embraced tourism) and it's easy to see why they want America restored to former economic times. We stayed in B&Bs, inns and hotels. I rode a Riv Atlantis, 42mm slick tires, with panniers for clothes. Credit card touring. No food, no tent, no gear other than change of clothes.