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Faouzi Chaabane from Sterling VA on 8/28/2021 4:42:32 PM:
I am planning this week or the weekend of Sep 4th to start my trip from Dickerson to Pittsburgh, then form Pittsburgh back to Dickerson. its 580 miles. is there anyone did this before? I am planning to do it in 4 days; is double? or I just go and start form Pittsburgh. The issue, I could not find any place for my bike at the Train form Union station to Pittsburgh, as well rental cars are 0 available. This is why I decided to just start form the closest place to me, as everyone know that the Whites Ferry still close, other wise I would start form there.
Please I need some guidance.
Thank you
 
Rivnuts from Homestead, PA on 8/28/2021 8:20:52 PM:
If I understand your question correctly, you are considering riding the round trip distance of 580 miles in 4 days. Doing the simple math, that would be 145 miles on consecutive days. Unless you have ridden lots of miles in training, that would be a difficult ride. You may even run out of daylight each day in doing so.

If you meant 4 days in each direction requiring average daily rides of 72.5 miles, then that is quite possible if you are in decent riding shape. Note the day you ride from Cumberland to the Eastern Continental Divide will seem longer given the 23 miles at 1.4% uphill grade.
 
Faouzi Chaabane from Sterling VA on 8/28/2021 10:30:24 PM:
Thank you for your replay, yes I was planning to do it in 4 days, my wife keeps telling me take it easy, I guess I am renting a car to Pittsburgh so I can start from there. I will try to do it in 3 days.
Thank you
 
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