Cycle Tour U.S.A

Cycle-touring, Expeditions, Adventures, Major cycle routes NOT LeJoG (see other special board)
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peckham
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Cycle Tour U.S.A

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Planning to visit a friend in Washington (Bethesda), Maryland for a cycling trip; does anybody have suggestions for that area. Looking to do about a weeks cycling maybe more, camping or lodges etc; I will be taking my own bike with a couple of panniers. Thanks
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Cycle down to Williamsburg, nearby is Jamestown and Yorktown. Plenty of American history to immerse yourself in. http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com Fantastic area.

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Maybe the http://www.blueridgeparkway.org/v.php?pg=15 Not sure how busy it is with traffic though. Apparently its quite pretty.
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shane wrote:Maybe the http://www.blueridgeparkway.org/v.php?pg=15 Not sure how busy it is with traffic though. Apparently its quite pretty.


If you do do it beware the fogs which can be real pea soupers where you can't see the centre line or edge of the road and cars can't see you. Not ideal given the distances between habitations.

In the summer the area you are going to can get very very sticky and hot so plan your seasons to visit.
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If you can get to Pittsburgh there is a railtrail and former towpath all the way back to central Washington Dc.

http://bikewashington.org/canal/

http://www.atatrail.org/tmi/maps.cfm

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