hi paisan. I ride Skyline a lot, and know most of it by heart. If you have any questions about specific portions, feel free to ask. The northern section has more climbing than the southern sections, but there are lots of 2-3 mile sections that stay pretty steadily between 5 and 7 percent. It rarely gets any steeper than that, and only for short sections. If you're only planning on 22 miles a day, you shouldn't have any trouble. There are tons over overlooks you can pull off onto to take a "scenic break."
Originally Posted by
paisan
God I hope not. Me and a few friends are taking a trip to the Skyline Parkway in VA and MMR says day one is 33 miles with 3600 ft of climbing, day two is 22 miles with 2300 ft of climbing. If those numbers are that far off it's gonna be alot harder weekend than I originally thought.