Parking in Pittsburgh
04-10-22, 12:11 PM
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I wish I'd seen this post before I made all our arrangements. The price of parking and a hotel for the night is annoyingly high. At least our ride will help offset the cost. We plan to camp almost every night. Working out logistics for our C&O GAP ride has been too darn stressful.
04-10-22, 10:00 PM
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Have you called one of the motels in the Waterfront area along the trail, e.g. Hampton Inn? They might let you leave your car for a week if you stay with them and it would be safe in their parking lot. There is much parking near that area. To catch the train at 5am, you could leave motel at 4:15am. You would bike on the trail the whole way (8 miles), which is safe in the dark if you have lights.
04-11-22, 08:43 AM
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Have you called one of the motels in the Waterfront area along the trail, e.g. Hampton Inn? They might let you leave your car for a week if you stay with them and it would be safe in their parking lot. There is much parking near that area. To catch the train at 5am, you could leave motel at 4:15am. You would bike on the trail the whole way (8 miles), which is safe in the dark if you have lights.
I left my car at the Fairfield Inn parking lot in Cumberland with no problem after staying one night there (with permission, of course).
04-11-22, 08:59 AM
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