Thread: GAP and C&O Report
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Old 07-15-18 | 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by DropBarFan
Unpaved is better for hikers & to pave properly would cost a fortune. OTOH it would be sweet to be able to cruise smoothly all the way from DC to Pittsburgh. Very few hikers, I imagine, do the whole C&O let alone combined with GAP. I don't backpack but for this region I'd prefer Shenandoah etc trails. Gravel C&O is more in keeping with the original look but IMO a paved path would be more in the original spirit of it being a practical transportation corridor.
The only part I would really love to see paved is the section from the Big Savage tunnel in to Cumberland. 21 miles downhill on pavement would be sweet.
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