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A 6 day Inn to Inn bike tour on the Great Allegheny Passage and the C & O Canal towpath. Visit 3 national parks, and enjoy biking on 300 miles of vehicle free trail

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Wilderness Voyageurs In 1964 we became the first

outfitter to offer guided rafting trips East of the Mississippi!

Today we are the foremost outfitter in Pennsylvania and

Maryland!

- Whitewater Rafting on 15 rivers in 3 states - Mountain Biking- Rock Climbing- Inn to Inn Bike Tours-Fly fishing instruction & trips- Kayak Instruction-Back Country Ski Trips

See you on the river!

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Great Allegheny Passage

C & O Canal National Historic Park

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150 miles of Rails to Trails that connects

Pittsburgh PA to Cumberland Maryland

a near level non motorized trail

A coalition of 7 trail organizations, the

Allegheny Trail Alliance, is the

steward of the trail

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184.5 miles of canal towpath connecting Cumberland MD to

Washington D.C.

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1.5 % Maximum grade

HONEST !!!

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Inaugural bike tour

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DAY 1

• 1 Boston to Ohiopyle• 56 miles • Trillium Lodge Lunch & Dinner

• Highlights: Port Royal Tufa, Dawson Historic District, Colonel Crawford’s Cabin, Youghiogheny Opalescent Glass, Ohiopyle Falls

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300 miles to go !

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Day 2

• Day 2 Ohiopyle to Frostburg• 56 miles• The Hotel Gunter• B, L & Dinner • Highlights: Salisbury Viaduct, Meyersdale

Train Station, Sand Patch, Highest point on the trail, Town of Frostburg

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Hotel Gunter

Frostburg, MD

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Day 3

• Day 3 Frostburg to Hancock• 72 miles• Inn at Berkeley Springs • B, L, Dinner on your own • Highlights: Canal Place, Beginning of the C & O Canal, Paw Paw Tunnel, Little Orleans

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Day 4

• Day 4 Hancock to Shepherdstown• 51 miles• The Bavarian Inn• B, L, Dinner on your own• Highlights: Fort Frederick, Williamsport,

Sharpsburg Historic District, Antietam

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Bavarian Inn – Shepherdstown WV

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Day 5

• Day 5 Shepherdstown to Violettes Lock• 50 miles Inn at Buckeystown • B, L Dinner on your own• Highlights: Antietam Battle Field,

Shepherdstown, Harpers Ferry Historic District

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Day 6

• Day 6 Whites Ferry to Washington D.C. • 30 miles• B, L • Highlights: Great Falls, National Park Visitor

Center, Canal Locks, Georgetown, Mile 0

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