Originally Posted by
u235
Just did northbound Whites Ferry to OhioPyle in 3 days ending last night. PawPaw tunnel was open on Sunday. It was my first time so I have nothing to compare relative conditions with and others opinions may very. In my opinion, the toepath and railtrail was in awesome condition, I was averaging 14.5 mph "moving" speed for most of the way on the canal. Based on my perception of the popularity of the trail I think there was eerily very few people out on the trail except for Cumberland and Ohioplye and almost all of them were going southbound. Example.. I did the entire climb out of Cumberland to the divide and only saw one group of two people (broke down, I gave them my spare tube), a lone hiker, and a group right at the top. There were points I could go 10-15 miles and see no one. Maybe Memorial weekend will be different.
That's great news! Thanks for the update. You'll see the greatest number of people out on weekends in the fall, but the rest of the year, that's pretty typical. More people near the towns along the route, but in between, you almost have it to yourself and the wildlife.