Originally Posted by
CCrew
Only bugaboo would be weather, the C&O can get muddy in the stretch north of Whites Ferry if there's been a lot of rain.
This is why I was hoping to avoid the C&O altogether (I'm more comfortable on pavement), but unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a good route from the end of the W&OD into West Virginia (seems like Harpers Ferry Road/671 is the best option if I go that route).