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August or Sept to ride Pittsburgh to Cumberland
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Gail from Florida on 6/27/2017 1:14:57 PM:
Being a FL gal, I want to avoid the heat and rain during 1st venture with hubby on long distance biking. What would be the best time to go? late Aug? Sept? Thanks
 
Anonymous from Pittsburgh on 6/27/2017 2:05:34 PM:
I like September as the nights in the mountains are cooler and there are normally less bugs. Contact Steel City Outdoor Adventures LLC. for trip support Steelcityoutdooradventures@gmail.com
 
Richard from DC on 6/27/2017 2:27:47 PM:
The weather isn't that predictable. You are just going to have to accept whatever nature hands out. August typically doesn't get day-long rains, but there can be afternoon thunderstorms. This is supposed to be a busier than normal hurricane season, and those would pose a bigger threat to the ride. And we can get hurricanes from late August on.
 
John W. from Pittsburgh, PA on 6/27/2017 4:30:17 PM:
September! Early September is great time to ride. Still summerlike but with cooler nights and much less traffic on the trail as the schools will have restarted. The days will be slightly shorter though, not a big deal though.
 
Harold Heckler from Erie on 6/27/2017 9:02:25 PM:
Early September can be perfect, especially after Labor Day, where the crowds are down, and in some cases, so are the prices.
 
sergio from oc, CA on 6/30/2017 10:04:07 AM:
We completed the trails the first week in June and experienced both cold rain and excessive heat, but mostly perfect conditions. Even though it was record highs in DC, the towpath is shaded and we didn't feel the heat there at all. The biggest problem with rain wasn't the wet or cold. It was that mud kept us at 5 miles an hour at times. Fortunately we only had 2 days of it and we also used the paved WMRT. We're in our 50's and had a close to perfect first trip!
 
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