GAP Trail questions
I am in preliminary planning to do a ride from Pittsburgh to Cumberland along the GAP trail during the summer of 2019. A couple things about me: Been riding for 16 years, I've never really done a tour of any kind except the MS 150, I am currently out of shape but hope to fix that to some degree in the next year. I would be riding a single speed mountain bike with roughly 32/14 gearing. I am fairly good on equipment to take, since I do go camping and am a part time mechanic for a shop. My plan would be to do the ride in 2 days, with day 1 being a longer ride of 90 miles, from Pitt to Confluence. Camp in Confluence, then ride to Cumberland to Amtrak my way back to Pitt. When I was preparing for the MS 150 I rode 2-3 days a week and it was usually a 20-30 mile ride and I felt fine during the ride, no real issues, but that was years ago. Now I am exclusively a mountain biker and I only manage a ride every other week, so I know that will have to be ramped up. Is doing this in 2 days reasonable? Any advice is welcomed, since I am new to the touring game.