Originally Posted by
spinnaker
April is too early in my opinion. The trail could still be mushy from the winter melt.
How mushy is mushy? I would really like to do it (GAP, not C&O) mid-April, after the tunnel opens. I'll be heading to Italy in late May for a week of road riding think a loaded ride from PGH to PHL would be good training. From Cumberland, I would head north and pick up PA Bike Route S in Bedford.