From Buffalo to Utica, NY, the ride is via canal or bike trail basically flat with about 25% road riding.  We will take a canal boat ride through a lock as an introduction to the ride.

Our longest day is 42 miles our shortest is 26 miles. 

Minimum number of riders: 8 / Maximum number of riders: 12. Meals: 4 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 2 dinners. Support: Sweep rider/Sag Wagon provided. Local motel accommodations 6 nights.

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We start our ride in Cumberland Maryland on the C&O Canal. Construction started in 1828. Twenty two years later and 13 Million dollars and the canal never made it to its intended destination Pittsburgh, PA but construction stopped and Cumberland, MD. was the end. We ride the path 184.5 miles to Georgetown in Washington DC. Along the way we pass through the Paw Paw tunnel, 3118 foot, brick lined tunnel, the largest and most impressive structure on the canal. If riders prefer we can take a parallel paved trail, the Western Maryland rail trail through Hancock Md which gives us a small break from the rough canal surface. We will stop for a visit at Ft. Frederick State Park, the site of Maryland’s frontier defense during the French and Indian War (1754-1763) Unique because of its large size and strong stone walls. Ft. Frederick was used again during the American Revolutionary war as a prison for German and British soldiers.
We see the remains of many of the locks, on old iron furnace, mule cross-overs, and several waterfalls. We stop in Shepardstown as one of our overnights, and take some time to visit Harpers Ferry. On the way to our overnight in Leesburg we ride the General Jubal Early Ferry across the Potomac. After five delightful days riding along the Potomac we arrive in Georgetown, Washington, DC.
185 miles five days of riding

Minimum number of riders: 8 / Maximum number of riders: 12. Meals: 3 breakfast, 4 lunches, 2 dinner,  Support: Sweep rider/Sag Wagon provided. Local hotel accommodations.

A delightful and very interesting bike tour of the Amish area around Intercourse, PA. The eight team horse or mule-drawn plows, one room school houses, buggies and scooters. The truly unique culture of the Amish people can be observed. A look at the “simple life”. This tour is rated intermediate. We ride approximately 32 miles per day for 2 days on rolling country roads with little traffic.

Minimum number of riders: 8 / Maximum number of riders: 12. Meals: 1 breakfast, 2 lunches, 1 dinner. Support: Sweep rider/Sag Wagon provided.

We spend five days in the Washington DC area.  Two on the C&O Canal from Harpers Ferry WV to Georgetown in DC.  One day at the Gettysburg National Battlefield and two days visiting the monuments, Lincoln’s, Jefferson’s, The Viet Nan Memorial, Korean memorial and George Washington’s home at Mt. Vernon.  The best way to see the sights is by bicycle.

From a fixed base we will take day rides in the Duck, Kitty Hawk, Mateo and Nags Head area.

Minimum number of riders: 8 / Maximum number of riders: 12. Meals: 4 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 2 dinners. Support: Sweep rider/Sag Wagon provided. Local motel accommodations 4 nights.

This 4 day ride from Boston, a suburb of Pittsburgh Pa. to Cumberland, MD is an 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 on the third day.  (included in the tour).  The final day is a treat with the last 22 miles down hill to Cumberland.

Minimum number of riders: 8 / Max 12   Meals 2 breakfast, 3 lunch, 1 dinner   Support: Sweep rider/Sag wagon provided

The original train track built between 1891 and 1909 between St. Jerome and Mount Laurier.  The last freight train ran in 1989 and by 1996 the P’tit Train du Nord Linear Park was completed.  We ride along lakes, Lac Nominingue for one and through forests and a series of small towns as we work our way from Mont Laurier through Labelle, Mont Tremblant, Ste-Agathe, Val David, Val Morin, Ste Adele to St Jerome. Many of the towns have the old train stations restored. We ride along the Rouge river in the North and along the Riviere du Nord in the South. This path is 50% paved and 50% stone dust.  Smooth enough even for a road bike.   125 miles, four days of riding.

Minimum number of riders: 8 / Maximum number of riders :12. Meals  4B-3L-4D  4 night accommodations.   Support: sweep rider and sag wagon provided

 The original train track built between 1891 and 1909 between St. Jerome and Mount Laurier.  The last freight train ran in 1989 and by 1996 the P’tit Train du Nord Linear Park was completed.  We ride along lakes, Lac Nominingue for one and through forests and a series of small towns as we work our way from Mont Laurier through Labelle, Mont Tremblant, Ste-Agathe, Val David, Val Morin, Ste Adele to St Jerome. Many of the towns have the old train stations restored. one of our favorite guest houses is  www.alacroiseedeschemins.com     Check it out.  We ride along the Rouge river in the North and along the Riviere du Nord in the South. This path is 50% paved and 50% stone dust.  Smooth enough even for a road bike.   125 miles, four days of riding.

Minimum number of riders: 8 / Maximum number of riders :12. Meals  4B-3L-4D  4 night accommodations.   Support: sweep rider and sag wagon provided

We ride on the Vermont and New York sides of the lake and on the Champlain islands with many ferry crossing. We start out of Burlington, Vt. on the Island Line trail. We continue on beautiful low traffic roads on the Champlain Islands. We visit the site of Fort St. Anne, Vermont’s oldest settlement. The statue of Samuel De Champlain, sculpted at the Expo ’67. With a little bit of luck we arrive in Plattsburgh, NY for a re-enactment of battles of the War of 1812.   200 miles

Minimum number of riders: 8 / Maximum number of riders: 12. Meals: 4 breakfast, 4 lunches, 2 dinner.  Support: Sweep rider/Sag Wagon provided.

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.

A scenic peaceful bike tour of the Northern Neck of Virginia. We bike the back country roads of Northumberland and Mathews county. Barely a hill in sight and in Fall the weather is perfect.

Minimum number of riders: 8 / Maximum number of riders: 12. Meals: 1 breakfasts, 2 lunches. Support: Sweep rider/Sag Wagon provided. Local hotel accommodations.

Date   Oct. 2012   TBA