Group Ride Indication of Interest: Great Allegheny Passage - The Chainlink2024-03-28T12:43:20Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/group-ride-indication-of-interest-great-allegheny-passage?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A1135089&xg_source=activity&xg_raw_resources=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noBig Savage Tunnel is schedule…tag:thechainlink.org,2020-03-05:2211490:Comment:11354862020-03-05T16:14:20.921ZTricolorhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Tricolor
Big Savage Tunnel is scheduled to open on March 20. It's the only link in the trail that closes for the winter. It's a little over half a mile long and after climbing for so long when you come out on the east tide you see how high up you are and have a long down down to Cumberland.
Big Savage Tunnel is scheduled to open on March 20. It's the only link in the trail that closes for the winter. It's a little over half a mile long and after climbing for so long when you come out on the east tide you see how high up you are and have a long down down to Cumberland. It was so much better just th…tag:thechainlink.org,2020-03-04:2211490:Comment:11354832020-03-04T23:47:56.074ZTricolorhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Tricolor
It was so much better just three years later when I rode it. The trail from downtown to McKeesport was finished in 2013, though I crossed the river downtown at the Smithfield Street bridge and used a local trail rather than ride down the middle of the Penn highway on the official trail. The GAP crosses the river a mile or so later at the former J&L works and joins the local trail on the south side of the Monongahela.
It was so much better just three years later when I rode it. The trail from downtown to McKeesport was finished in 2013, though I crossed the river downtown at the Smithfield Street bridge and used a local trail rather than ride down the middle of the Penn highway on the official trail. The GAP crosses the river a mile or so later at the former J&L works and joins the local trail on the south side of the Monongahela. This could be a tuneup ride f…tag:thechainlink.org,2020-03-03:2211490:Comment:11353962020-03-03T00:20:01.311ZSixtyTwoPercenthttps://thechainlink.org/profile/SixtyTwoPercent
<p>This could be a tuneup ride for me as well. I am not opposed to riding for two or three days to see what's what. Love the bike. That is my next consideration...upgrade my tires on my Novara Express or go full Rambo and get a bike like yours. Love the fenders and f/r panniers. </p>
<p>This could be a tuneup ride for me as well. I am not opposed to riding for two or three days to see what's what. Love the bike. That is my next consideration...upgrade my tires on my Novara Express or go full Rambo and get a bike like yours. Love the fenders and f/r panniers. </p> It will either be via car or…tag:thechainlink.org,2020-03-03:2211490:Comment:11353062020-03-03T00:18:07.113ZSixtyTwoPercenthttps://thechainlink.org/profile/SixtyTwoPercent
<p>It will either be via car or Amtrak and then ride over to the trail. Not sure as of now. Am going to look toward end of March for the first ride. Maybe mid April...depending on weather (cold, lack of ice.)</p>
<p>It will either be via car or Amtrak and then ride over to the trail. Not sure as of now. Am going to look toward end of March for the first ride. Maybe mid April...depending on weather (cold, lack of ice.)</p> That is a great photo, Tricol…tag:thechainlink.org,2020-03-03:2211490:Comment:11351622020-03-03T00:16:56.352ZSixtyTwoPercenthttps://thechainlink.org/profile/SixtyTwoPercent
<p>That is a great photo, Tricolor. This is my idea of a nice, leisurely ride along the river. </p>
<p>That is a great photo, Tricolor. This is my idea of a nice, leisurely ride along the river. </p> I should have said the ride w…tag:thechainlink.org,2020-03-01:2211490:Comment:11351522020-03-01T18:36:29.144ZTricolorhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Tricolor
<p>I should have said the ride was five days. The time in Pittsburgh and DC was extra.</p>
<p>I should have said the ride was five days. The time in Pittsburgh and DC was extra.</p> I rode the C&O in three d…tag:thechainlink.org,2020-03-01:2211490:Comment:11351512020-03-01T18:14:29.493ZTricolorhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Tricolor
<p>I rode the C&O in three days and it rained starting as soon as I left Cumberland didn't stop until I reached the more solid Crescent Trail outside Washington. I remember being miserable, soaked through and yelling profanities at the sky all day long as each mile mark went by and I knew how much further I still had to go. The rain is loud on the leaves but since it was late October there weren't many people around. Other than scrambling over some fallen trees it was still okay. I wouldn't…</p>
<p>I rode the C&O in three days and it rained starting as soon as I left Cumberland didn't stop until I reached the more solid Crescent Trail outside Washington. I remember being miserable, soaked through and yelling profanities at the sky all day long as each mile mark went by and I knew how much further I still had to go. The rain is loud on the leaves but since it was late October there weren't many people around. Other than scrambling over some fallen trees it was still okay. I wouldn't do it with anything narrower than 35mm tires, but that's fairly loaded down.</p>
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<p></p> Any idea of when? I rode it i…tag:thechainlink.org,2020-03-01:2211490:Comment:11351482020-03-01T18:01:10.577ZTricolorhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Tricolor
<p>Any idea of when? I rode it in 2013 in late October in five days with a day in Pittsburgh and two in DC. I booked rooms in Ohiopyle, Cumberland, Hancock, and Harpers Ferry which I don't regret as it rained all three days I was on the C&O. It is nowhere near as new or well maintained as the GAP but you can still slog 65 miles a day on it.</p>
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<p>Any idea of when? I rode it in 2013 in late October in five days with a day in Pittsburgh and two in DC. I booked rooms in Ohiopyle, Cumberland, Hancock, and Harpers Ferry which I don't regret as it rained all three days I was on the C&O. It is nowhere near as new or well maintained as the GAP but you can still slog 65 miles a day on it.</p>
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I am interested in stayin…tag:thechainlink.org,2020-02-26:2211490:Comment:11350892020-02-26T14:28:13.032ZElwood Gruschowhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/ElwoodGruschow
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<p>I am interested in staying in touch about an Elroy-Sparta tune-up ride. Are you looking at car the night before, ride a day, camp/motel a night, ride a day & car home in evening? I would be interested. We do not have a car, but I would be willing to pay mileage. <br></br> When I rode the Sparta Elroy it poured the first day. There were waterfalls coming onto the trail near the tunnel cuts. Some tunnel cuts had thick fog that cleared up when we entered the tunnel; eerie…</p>
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<p>I am interested in staying in touch about an Elroy-Sparta tune-up ride. Are you looking at car the night before, ride a day, camp/motel a night, ride a day & car home in evening? I would be interested. We do not have a car, but I would be willing to pay mileage. <br/> When I rode the Sparta Elroy it poured the first day. There were waterfalls coming onto the trail near the tunnel cuts. Some tunnel cuts had thick fog that cleared up when we entered the tunnel; eerie when emerging into it. Tires would pick up some of the gravel surfaces and fling it everywhere. I still might still have a little of Wisconsin in seams of a cycle bag. The surface remained firm and rideable with 32mm tires. Loved it, most of my pictures were first day. Second day was boring warm and sunny. <br/><br/></p>
<p></p> Update: There will be two tun…tag:thechainlink.org,2020-02-25:2211490:Comment:11350812020-02-25T03:50:04.686ZSixtyTwoPercenthttps://thechainlink.org/profile/SixtyTwoPercent
<p>Update: There will be two tune-up rides on the Elroy to Sparta (and back) trail. I will post that separately. </p>
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<p>Goal is to get proper seat time - and build endurance. If Wisconsin is in your future, make a note below. </p>
<p>Update: There will be two tune-up rides on the Elroy to Sparta (and back) trail. I will post that separately. </p>
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<p>Goal is to get proper seat time - and build endurance. If Wisconsin is in your future, make a note below. </p>