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You'll need food and lodging. The maps of the ATA trail system identify trailside amenities; just click on the amenity icon near the town you're interested in. For the continuation down the C&O Canal Towpath, see our special page on C&O amenities.
Other areas of this, the Allegheny Trail Alliance web site, have trail maps, extensive index to amenities and services along the trail, cue sheets for road detours. They include links to the web sites for individual trails along this route.
Information on purchasing these books is in our bookstore
Linking Up: Planning Your Traffic-Free Bicycle Trip Between Pittsburgh PA and Washington DC by Mary Shaw and Roy Weil, maps by Bill Metzger. The book on which these web pages are based. It's a handier form for reference than these web pages -- a mere 2 ounces, lightweight and portable. You can order from the Allegheny Trail Alliance, 419 College Ave, Greensburg PA 15601 for $3.50 (includes postage) or from Amazon.com.
FreeWheeling Easy in Western Pennsylvania by Mary Shaw and Roy Weil, 414 South Craig St PMB 307, Pittsburgh PA 15213, $14.93 ppd. Guide to traffic-free trails in Western Pennsylvania. Detailed directions, information on services. Available from Amazon.com .
Trail Book '96 by Regional Trail Corporation, PO Box 95, West Newton PA 15089-0095. $4 ppd. Detailed description of Youghiogheny River and Allegheny Highlands Trails.
Towpath Guide to the C&O Canal by Thomas F. Hahn, available from C&O Canal visitor centers for $15+tax+s/h. Detailed description of the features along C&O Canal Towpath.
The C&O Canal Companion by Mike High, Johns Hopkins University Press, $15.95+tax+s/h. More contemporary, less detailed than Hahn. Available from Amazon.com
Washington DC Regional Bike Map, by ADC (The Map People), 6440 General Green Way, Alexandria VA 22312. The 4th edition (1995) was $8.95. Map of DC area showing bike trails and on-road bike routes. Invaluable for finding connections between trails.
The standard emergency number in all areas is 911.
If you can find a willing friend or family member who’s not joining you on the trip, give everyone that person’s telephone number as a message drop. If anyone gets separated from the group and needs help, he or she can call the message drop number and leave a message. When the group notices that someone’s missing, they can call the message drop number and ask for messages. If someone on the trip has a 24-hour message service, perhaps you can use that service. If you try to do this with a fancy answering machine, be sure everyone knows how to use the system.
Cellular phone coverage is spotty along the trails. Nevertheless, if you have a cellular phone you might want to carry it in case of an emergency in an area that does have service.
[Overview Map] [ATA Information] [Linking Up Home]
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| This page is part of the Allegheny Trail Alliance's site in support of the Pittsburgh to Cumberland Trail, a motor-free recreational rail trail connecting Pittsburgh PA and Cumberland MD. Copyright © 1998, 1999, 2000 by Allegheny Trail Alliance, Bill Metzger, Mary Shaw, and Roy Weil. Amenity information courtesy of FreeWheeling Easy. We encourage you to create links to this site and to print copies of the maps for your personal use. We prohibit other uses of this site, especially if they generate spam or other mass communications -- see our Privacy Policy.. This page was last modified on 09/03/00. Send email to ATA or contact the ATA or member trails. | ||||||
