Pittsburgh to Washington DC Highlight Bike Tour

Pittsburgh To Washington DC 3 Day Highlight Bike Tour

3 days of WOW! This is an introduction to the charm and history of the Great Allegheny Passage and the C & O Canal towpath. Daily mileage on this trip is an average of about 35 miles per day, 3 to 4 hours on the bike. This allows you more time to explore and enjoy the small towns and the amazing cultural and historical resources of the trail such as; Fallingwater, Salisbury Viaduct & Antietam.

This tour has been designed for the novice cyclist to enjoy, while intermediate cyclists will have the opportunity to ride additional miles or have extra discovery and relaxing time.

Day 1: Cedar Creek To Ohiopyle PA

38 miles of biking, Colonel Crawford’s cabin, Youghiogheny Gorge, Ohiopyle

You will meet your tour mates at our headquarters in Ohiopyle. Load up the bikes and shuttle to our day’s starting point at Cedar Creek Park. You will be pedaling along the Youghiogheny River all day today. The first half of the day you will spend meandering through the small towns that witnessed the coal and coke industry that transformed the industrial age of the world. South of Connellsville, you will pass through the Chestnut Ridge Water Gap, the Youghiogheny Gorge will become much more intimate and you will be surrounded by old growth forest and the protected lands of Ohiopyle State Park.

You will pull into Ohiopyle (where you met us this AM), in time to enjoy sitting by the river, watching folks whitewater rafting or taking a shot at the natural water slides.

Night 1: Lodging at Trillium Lodge
Meals: Lunch & Dinner

Day 2: Garrett to Cumberland Maryland, and a visit to Fallingwater.

36 miles of biking, Fallingwater, Salisbury Viaduct, Big Savage Tunnel, 15 mile downhill

You will be amazed at the genius of Frank Lloyd Wright, before you’re done with your coffee! You will start the day with a quick shuttle over to Fallingwater (3 miles from Trillium Lodge). Then it is time to load up and head to the trail head in Garrett, alongside the Casselman River. Shortly you will be provided with impressive views from atop the 1908’ long Salisbury Viaduct. Over the top of the Eastern continental divide, through the Big Savage Tunnel and to Frostburg you’ll go. This cute mountain town once a bustling industrial community is now the home to a college and a thriving community of outdoor enthusiasts. It is all downhill from here, 15 miles down the face of the Allegheny Front, and through the “narrows’ of Will’s Mountain. You will reach mile 0 of the Great Allegheny Passage, as you’ll come to rest in front of the old Western Maryland Railroad station. This beautiful building is now home to a National Park Service Visitors Center relating the story of “The Great National Project”, the C & O Canal. After spending some time at the visitors center, you will load up for a transport to The Country Inn at Berkeley Springs, West Virginia.

Night 2: Lodging at the Inn at Berkeley Spring
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner

Day 3: Williamsport WV to Sharpsburg, MD

30 miles of biking, Cushwa Basin, Aqueducts, Sharpsburg, Antietam

Following a lovely breakfast in our stately surroundings at the Inn, you will load up for a transport to the Cushwa Basin at mile marker 100 of the C & O Canal. The landscape is dramatically different here on the piedmont in the Potomac Valley. The history and the visual story have changed also, the first hint of this is provided by the impressive stonework of the Conococheague Aqueduct. You will cycle past the remains of canal locks, lock houses and other reminders of our nations resolve to expand throughout the 1800’s. Antietam and the town of Sharpsburg will serve as our destination for the day and the conclusion of our time together. There will be plenty of time to explore the battlefield and visit the National Park Service visitors center.

Night 3: You will return to Ohiopyle. Lodging is not included for the termination of the trip
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch.

Just so you know…..You will miss out on the lovely town of Confluence, majestic bridges of the B & O Railroad, Fort Frederick, Paw Paw Tunnel, Great Falls, and Harpers’ Ferry. Join us for the 6 day Pittsburgh to DC tour for all of these great places and sights.

View Photos from the May Trip!

Your trip includes:

• Lodging for 2 nights
• 7 meals: 2 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners
• Sag stop munchies and refreshments every day
• Full SAG Support vehicle
• Mobile bike shop
• 2 superbly talented and exuberant staff
• Daily cue sheets
• Admission to Fallingwater

Call 800-272-4141 to book your bike tour

Request 12 page detailed Information & Itinerary

Custom departures available for groups of 6 or more. 

If you have reserved your trip already, please click here to download your Pittsburgh to Washington DC Bike Tour registration form.

If you have any questions, please call us with your details at 800-272-4141.

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