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Current Weather/Snow accumulation on the C and O
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rgr692 from Reston, VA on 1/3/2014 12:03:48 PM:
Hi,

Despite our better judgment we are attempting a two day C and O trip from Cumberland MD to Washington DC. We will start our trip tomorrow (Jan 4, 2014). I have called Cumberland MD and they are saying they did not get any snow fall in the last 24 hours. Could all you nice folks chime in and let me know if your area of the C and O has received any significant snow that would make travel hazardous. We are planning on doing 90 miles per day and need to maintain approximately 10 miles per hour on the trail to hit our planned H/B camp sites during daylight hours. We are both riding mountain bikes. Each bike is equipped with approximately 35lbs of equipment in panniers. Any real time snow updates on the trail would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
 
Scott from Powhatan, VA on 1/3/2014 10:02:54 PM:
I don't have any weather updates for you I just know it is very cold. Good luck on the ride, I hope it all works out for you.
 
rick from grafton, va on 1/5/2014 3:22:21 PM:
Couple of years ago I headed to the Wonderland Trail around Mt Rainier. They'd had record snows that year. We arrived the first week of July and the rangers told us to go home and come back in 2 weeks! Not very good service but good advice. We hit snow within the first 10 miles and at 8000' we were in 14' of accumulated snow. We weren't able to complete our hike but we were careful and had a great time. Your main problem will be (in my opionion) lousy trail conditions, lots of rain, cold temps, and I'm pretty sure the pump handles have been removed. Various sections have had severaI inches of snow. Good luck.
 
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