This ten day ride from a suburb of Pittsburgh Pa. to Georgetown in Washington, DC is a unforgettable experience. We travel through tunnels, over bridges and viaducts, including the Salisbury Viaduct 1908 feet long, through the Savage Tunnel, 3294 feet long on a easy stone dust surface. We will take a morning off to visit Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater house. (included in the tour) We have a rest day in Cumberland Maryland before we continue our journey on the C&O Canal. This trail surface is a little rougher and requires a hybrid bike. Another tunnel awaits us, the Paw Paw tunnel, 3,118 foot brick lined tunnel, an engineering feat which took fourteen years to complete from 1828 to 1850. We will stop for a visit at Ft. Frederick state Park, the site of Marylands frontier defense during the French and Indian war (1754-17863). Unique because of it large size and stone walls. Ft. Frederick was also used during the American revolutionary war as a prison for German and British soldiers. We will take an afternoon to visit historic Harpers Ferry and ride the General Jubal Early ferry into Leesburg for our overnight stay there. Ten days later we arrive in Georgetown, Wash., DC.
315 miles nine days of riding
Minimum number of riders: 8 / Maximum number of riders: 12. Meals: 5 breakfast, 6 lunch, 3 dinner. Support: Sweep rider/Sag Wagon provided.
Trip Date: September 15 - September 24, 2012
Difficulty: intermediate
Days 10 days
Cost $1740
Miles Per Day average 35
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Deposit required is 50% of tour cost.
The remainder is due 60 days before tour.
Make checks payable to:
Senior Cycling, Inc.
37419 Branch River Rd.
Loudoun Heights, Va. 20132
