What Are The Cycling Routes Like?
TERRAIN: Level. Packed dirt and crushed stone surface. 6-8 feet wide. The section between Cumberland and the Eastern Continental Divide is a railroad grade incline, but it is still a gradual and easy ride. It looks large on the profile map, however, stretched out to a longer scale, it is obvious that the rest of the trail is very flat, and the climb is not steep. Tours are conducted mostly off-road, with no traffic to contend with. There are occasional segments that are on-road, where detours are required. The surface varies between the C&O Canal and the GAP trails, with the GAP being a smooth, hard packed, crushed limestone surface, and the C&O being a bumpier, more rustic and original trail surface.
