My brother from Texas and I started in Jersey Shore on October 24. We rode 61 miles to the end of the trail in Wellsboro. We couldn't ask for better weather for late October. We spent the night in Wellsboro and rode back to Jersey Shore the next day. On the way back we came across a black bear on the trail. We just stopped and waited it out and he went on his way. What a beautiful site to see. There was many deer on the trail that morning. Now we are planning are next trip from DC to Pittsburgh June 13-19. If anyone is interested let me know. We did this trip 2 years ago from Pittsburgh to DC