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RAGBRAI 2020 Cancelled...Feasibility in doing the C&O + GAP this year? Or perhaps, the Katy Trail?
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John Clark from Yo Momma's House! on 4/20/2020 4:22:45 PM:
The subject says it all.

Thanks! :)
 
John from Pittsburgh on 4/21/2020 8:57:34 PM:
Glad I did my first RAGBRAI last year!

Seems like a lot of posters are postponing their June/July trips to early September which is a great month to do the GAP/C&O. Even then, it all depends on if COVID-19 diminishes and how soon. Nobody really knows right now. I suppose you could plan it out now and cancel if we’re still on stay-at-home orders.

I’ve never been on the KATY trail so I can’t comment on that one. But any of these are great week long rides. Erie Canal (Buffalo to Albany) and Ohio to Erie (Cincinnati to Cleveland) are possibilities also.

John

 
Cathy from Pittsburgh on 4/22/2020 9:28:18 AM:
I used to live in Missouri and still pay attention to what is happening there. Also I used to bike on the Katy Trail a lot. There is a website like this one for the Katy Trail (run by Ray the Webmaster who runs this site): bikekatytrail.com. You can check on there. On that site you can probably link to the Missouri State Parks site that will clarify what is open and what is closed. The last I heard bathrooms at the trailheads on the Katy Trail were open, but I don't remember when I heard that. There is not very much camping along the Katy Trail, so you'll need for hotels, B & Bs, etc to be open. Missouri is under a stay at home order/state shut down. But I believe the planned re-open date is 5-8-2020.
 
Rivnuts from Homestead, PA on 4/23/2020 7:21:21 PM:
With the administration indicating that some national parks could begin to reopen soon, the C&O would seem to be a likely candidate given the very low density of people on that trail. If so, self supported trips thereon can resume. However, support services along the way will likely be much slower to resume operation.
 
Anonymous from Richmond va on 4/23/2020 9:56:48 PM:
Heading to Confluence in a week for a few days of riding. Just day rides. Will post when I’m done.
 
Kathleen from Oolitic, IN on 5/1/2020 9:33:58 AM:
I rode the Katy end to end 2 years ago and the GAP/C&O last year. The Katy was a great ride. We didn't camp, used B&B's along the way. I would love to ride the Katy again.
 
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