Originally Posted by
Rob_E
I'm not a fast rider to start with, but knowing I had low mileage goals meant I could stop, read the information signs, take in the view, have leisurely meals, etc....Make the first day your longest ride of up to 60 miles, spend the night in Roundbottom or Connellsville or that KOA that others seem to have a higher opinion of than me (but then I sleep in a hammock, and that campsite appeared to be a field). Then on to Rockwood. Then you've got plenty of time to get into Cumberland for the train (7ish, I think?) on the last day. Plus the 2nd half in an easy, downhill ride. Of course if your first day involves driving to Pittsburgh, you may want to make the 2nd day the longer one.
Yeah. The OP as a couple of hours driving, which likely means an early wakeup call on day one.
As for that KOA, I don't think it was a KOA when I rode the GAP in 2012. I do remember passing the place and hearing heavy metal music coming from it. Glad I moved on, used condom in one of the Adirondack shelters notwithstanding.
Also, it's 3 miles from the grocery store in town, which means an additional 6 miles round trip if you are not carrying food for dinner.