Saturday, August 20, 2005

Several Great Bike Trail Suggestions For Pennsylvania

In the course of researching one or more trail stories for Pennsylvania, I decided to contact a few innkeepers in regions that seemed like great places to ride. The responses have been so helpful that I wanted to share them here.

Erie, PA
Presque Isle State Park (Erie, PA) and the Oil Creek Trail (near Oil City, PA) both "are worth looking into. Lots of people ride around on our country roads (around Edinboro, PA) as well. Many are paved and in generally good condition for bike riding... People have come to stay here while bike riding on Presque Isle or in the countryside."

Karen Willey, A Place Inn Time B&B

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Ride In The Pocono's
Many bikers use the blue (bicycling) route... which is (just off Route 115 on) White Haven Rd... The road also passes the Francis Walter Dam which offers a wonderful ride.
Billi, Bischwind B&B

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MTB & Road Rides Near PSU (Pennsylvania State University)
In the center of Pennsylvania, "(t)here are numerous rides of varying degrees of difficulty and length that are accessible from our PHH" (Purple Heart Highway a.k.a. PA SR45).

Useful Links:
- GrizGuides.com (MTB Trails).
- PurpleHeartHighway.com; click on the "Other Services" tab within the "Directory" section, then select "biking".
Central PA. Visitors and Convention Bureau's Cycle Centre County has great info.

Lodging
There are about 20 B&Bs along the Purple Heart Highway.

Mae, Chatelaine Bed & Breakfast

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Southern Alleghenies
There are countless wonderful trails in central PA. A few of them are included in this website.

CycleSA.com

Nancy, The Queen B&B

1 comment:

gwadzilla said...

the C&O canal from Cumberland to downtown Washington DC

184.5 miles

a good several or single day ride!
depending how game you are

camping along the way!

historic Harpers Ferry West VA
and
lots of turtles to count

although I have not done it...
there is now a set of trails that link Pittsburgh to Cumberland
thus extending the tour potential

the C&O canal is a great close to many cross country cycling adventures