March 30-April 13: Killens State Park.
Planning on walking from Rehoboth to Washington, DC. I have to make my own map so we’ll see how this goes.
It didn’t go as well as I would have liked but I learned a lot. Decided to not try to walk the whole thing. Many of the routes that I could create with the apps I had included walking on busy roads with no sidewalks. Neither Jack nor I were very comfortable with this. So, we spent some time on established trails working on stamina and distance. It is a nice area.
Mileage total: 130
April 13-15: Washington, DC. Staying with Janneke Radcliffe. Finish the path from Rehoboth to Washington. Start on the C&O Canal Tow Path.
We left Killens Pond early. It was wet, rainy and cold. Janneke let us stay at her place from Friday afternoon to Wednesday afternoon. Washington, DC, is a busy place. We had a nice visit with Janneke and also started on the C&O.
April 15-25: Greenbelt National Park, Greenbelt, Maryland. Make progress on the C&O.
We arrived at Greenbelt on the 16th instead of the 15th. The park is very nice. Our campsite is primitive. That means water is a spigot a every once in a while and shared by other campers and no electricity. This is where we are now. I am finally feeling like things are getting organized. Got rid of some stuff. I am also learning how to charge my generator with solar panels. Turns out it is pretty easy. We have walked up to 12.5 mile marker on the C&O. Now we just continue on the C&O until we’re done.
April 25-May 9: McCoy’s Ferry Campground, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Park. This campground is also a primitive campground. I will get a lot of practice with my generator. It also says bring plenty of potable water as all the pumps do not always work. I have a gravity water filtration system so I should be fine.
We will continue on the C&O Canal.
Mileage total for the C&O: 184.5
May 9-May 16: C & O Spring Gap Camp
We should be finishing the C&O and starting on the Great Allegheny Passage. &
May 16-May 22: Gap Outflow Camping
Trail is Great Allegheny Passage
May 22-30 GAP Crooked Creek Lake
We should finish the Great Allegheny Passage and 3 other trails that will take us through Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Three Rivers Heritage Trail, Montour Trail and Panhandle Trail.
Mileage Total for GAP: 153.22; Other trails: 118.6
June 8-13 Ohio Mohican State Park
June 13-20 Ohio Alum Creek State Park
June 20-27 Ohio Buck Creek Camp
Ohio is a big state. These are the trails we will be traveling while we are in Ohio:
- Conotton Creek Trail
- Zoar Valley Trai
- Ohio to Erie Trail
- Ohio & Erie Canalway Towpath Trail
- Heartland Trail
- Holmes County Trail (Part of the Ohio to Erie Trail)
- Mohican Valley Trail (Part of the Ohio to Erie Trail)
- Kokosing Gap Trail (Part of the Ohio to Erie Trail)
- Downtown Connector Trail (Part of the Ohio to Erie Trail)
- Heart of Ohio Trail (Part of the Ohio to Erie Trail)
- Meredith State Road Trail (Part of the Ohio to Erie Trail)
- Sandel Legacy Trail (Part of the Ohio to Erie Trail)
- Thomas W. Hopper Legacy Trail (Part of the Ohio to Erie Trail)
- Hoover Scenic Trail (Part of the Ohio to Erie Trail)
- Genoa Trail (Part of the Ohio to Erie Trail)
- Westerville B&W (Part of the Ohio to Erie Trail)
- Alum Creek Greenway Trail (Part of the Ohio to Erie Trail)
- Downtown Connector Trail (Part of the Ohio to Erie Trail)
- Scioto Greenway Trail (Part of the Ohio to Erie Trail)
- Camp Chase Trail (Part of the Ohio to Erie Trail)
- Roberts Pass Trail (Part of the Ohio to Erie Trail)
- Prairie Grass Trail (Part of the Ohio to Erie Trail)
- Creekside Trail
- Mad River Trail
- Great Miami River Trail
- Wolf Creek Trail
Total Mileage for Ohio is 335 or so.
June 27-July 7 Indiana Summit Lake State Park
July 7-18 Indiana Mississippinewa Lake
July 18-28 Indiana Dunewood Campground
These are the trails in Indiana:
- Cardinal Greenway
- Sweetser Switch Trail
- Converse Junction Trail
- Nickel Plate Trail
- Monterey Erie Trail
- North Judson Erie Trail
- Veterans Memorial Trail
- Erie Lackawanna Trail
- Pennsy Greenway
Total Mileage for Indiana is 215
At this time, I don’t have reservations beyond Indiana. I will be working on those soon. But Illinois will include Chicago. That is as much as I know for sure. Here is the list for Illinois:
- Pennsy Greenway
- Thorn Creek Trail
- Old Plank Road Trail
- Illinois & Michigan Canal State Trail
- Hennepin Canal Parkway
- Beacon Harbor Parkway Trail
- Great River Trail
- Government/Arsenal Bridge
Total Mileage ofr Illinois is 195