This fall you won’t need to worry about traffic as you ride your hybrid or mountain bike some 330 miles on hard packed, gently-graded gravel and dirt trails from the heart of the nation’s capital north into Pennsylvania.
Historically the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal served as a lifeline for early settlers. Today it serves as a pathway to an unforgettable cycling experience. We’ll begin with a visit to the National Mall, home to many of our nation’s most cherished monuments. After bidding adieu to DC, we’ll head through stylish Georgetown and then deep into rural Maryland. We’ll visit Antietam National Battlefield, site of the Civil War’s bloodiest battle, and Fort Fredrick, a restored 1756 British outpost. In lively Cumberland, Maryland, we’ll move over to the Great Allegheny Passage, a stellar rail-trail, completed in 2006. Then, from the outskirts of Pittsburgh, we’ll catch a shuttle back to Washington.
Sign up soon — this tour is always among our most popular, usually filling to capacity in just a few weeks.
