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When you are planning a long trail trip, there's nothing like talking to someone who's done it. The next best thing is reading their trip reports. The ATA thanks the riders who have shared their trip reports with us. Following are a few excerpts and links to their web sites.
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3-PERSON SELF-CONTAINED BIKE TRIP FROM McKEESPORT, PA TO WASHINTON, DC
May 2004 - McKeesport, PA to Washington, DC
Via ATA Trail / Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal
Ed Quigley and two friends made the trip from Pittsburgh to DC in May 2004.
• Check out their website for more information and photos.
• View the PDF file for this trip.
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Mary Shaw, with Anne Marschik and Roy Weil
September 1997 - Washington, DC to Pittsburgh
Via C&O Canal Towpath, Allegheny Highlands Trail, and Yough River Trail
• View the PDF file for this trip.
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THE GREAT ALLEGHENY PASSAGE
Fools on a Mission
Ted and Colleen Garringer of Mystic, Conn., traded the comforts of home and job stability for a long haul through the states by way of two hybrid bikes. The self-designated "Fools on On'a Mission" rode most of the Great Allegheny Passage in April 2003. Visit their website for the full report.
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St. Matthew Mileposters
The Mileposters are tandem cyclists, based at St. Thomas Lutheran Church. City kids enjoy a taste of the country and the wonders of God's creation as they learn cycling skills and care for each other in Christian love. Since 1997, over 60 of them have ridden the network of trails around Pittsburgh, PA, on trips from 20 miles to over 300, three times to Washington, DC, raising over $10,000 for St. Matthew, St. Thomas, and Deaf Mission in Western Pennsylvania, led by Lutheran educator Mark Shields, who has trained ten tandem captains; two of those have also qualified on a triplet.
• 2008 Washington DC Trip
• 2007 Pittsburgh to Cumberland Trip
• 2006 Washington DC Trip
• 2005 Washington DC Trip
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