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Compared to Katy
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Awf Hand from Chippewa Falls on 4/27/2015 9:34:09 AM:
Hey all, I was wondering how well this trail compares to the Katy (if you've done that one?) in areas like, camping availability, safety, services, trail surface, grades, etc... -You know, the kind of stuff that makes bike touring fun!

I rode the Katy last fall with my 9yr old on a tandem with trailer and have since upgraded my 2 wheel trailer to a single-wheel BoB unit. I'm doing another bike-camping ride with my (will be) 9yr old in 2016 and really looking forward to it.
 
Gary Blevins from Lake Frederick on 4/27/2015 11:34:18 AM:
Hi Awf, I rode the Katy last year and have done short stretches of the C&O a lot. You will definitely want your BOB trailer rather than a 2 wheel for the C&O especially from Cumberland to DC. The C&O is a Nat'l Park, so you will find free camp sites every 10 miles or so from Cumberland down. Most of them have water and porta Johns. There are plenty of towns for supplies but you will need to go further off trail than the Katy. Feel free to e-mail me direct.
 
Anonymous on 5/3/2015 11:21:06 PM:

It's not as smooth as the crushed limestone of the Katy.
 
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