Biking Vacations

By Tom Sexton   What better way to experience America’s beauty, diversity and history than through rail-trails?   As Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) prepares for our 2017 Pennsylvania Sojourn on the Great Allegheny Passage and Montour Trail this June, we thought it was a great time to present five...

From the moment we started in Easton to the last lunch we all shared before departing this was the most awesome trip that I have experienced so far!! Dave and Josh were great guides. Very attentive, knowledgeable, and interesting. The fun aside from the ride...

Being a Midwesterner, and having driven to vacations in Montana, I had drawn an unfair opinion of South Dakota. Making time on the highways, I crossed this state getting only a taste of that grand ole' west I was thirsting for, but not long ago...

Transcontinental Bridge Between Colorado and Utah Do you know the history behind the popular Colorado Rio Grande Trail?  Founded in 1870, the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad (D&RG) made its first tracks from Denver to Colorado Springs, but eventually expanded across the Rockies into Utah. The...

I was very pleased with my trip along the Erie Canal with Wilderness Voyageurs. Our two guides, Lisa and Bill, were wonderful and experienced hosts. They not only guided us along the path, giving all kinds of useful info and facts, but also prepared tasty...

This tour was much more fun and impressionable than we thought it would be. We had great group of riders, wonderful accommodations and two very nice and competent guides. The food choices were equally good. Each day's ride was planned well. It was a wonderful...

The trip was a fantastic chance to experience a carefree week away from my hectic world. In addition to the beautiful Midwestern scenery, superb Bed and Breakfast accommodations and very comfy rental bikes, my favorite part were the guides, James and John. Our entire group...

Last year we we went on a multi-sport vacation with Backroads to Banff National Park and Jasper parks in Canada. This year we went with Wilderness Voyageurs to Colorado. The Wilderness Voyageurs trip was far superior: we had excellent guides, good maps and cue sheets...

I rode the lower C&O section from Cumberland to DC several years ago, so knew it was a great ride. This time I joined the group from Wilderness Voyageurs for a supported ride. In every way it surpassed my expectations. From the pre-ride updates to...

We really enjoyed our New York Finger Lakes bike tour. So much so that we want to do another. Our guides, Richard and Lisa were terrific. They provided us with details each day on what to expect, served up information about the region, were helpful...