Washington D.C.: Georgetown & the C&O Towpath Canal!

[@f.rickpalmon9350]

Grew up in DC and road the C&O towpath to Great Falls in the early 80’s on my skinny tire 10 speed many times with my high school and college friends. Brings back great memories.

[@charleskarski1140]

Thanks for taking me on this ride! It's been great to tag along with you and your guide.. Looking forward to the next posting, Cheers,

[@walcottav]

Again, a nostalgia tour. Thank you! And Patricia's Firefly, 😍😍😍. Beautiful machines.

[@GravelCyclist]

Patricia's bike is so sweet. There is a link in the video description to check it out if so inclined! We first met in 2017 at Rebecca's Private Idaho, where I immediately noticed her bike :)

[@walcottav]

@@GravelCyclist 😄😉

[@waldemarrodriguez1179]

Somehow a fellow area rider spotted us in the video (@ 2:32) during a stop we had at Great Falls. 🤯 Pleasant surprise and good we were able to see our micro-participation. Thanks for the video!

[@ErikCARTEAU]

Thank you, very nice !!!!!

[@GravelCyclist]

Glad you like it!

[@stevenpike7530]

Not to shabby for an Aussie abroad...great year...thank you...

[@GravelCyclist]

Thanks Steven! I do wish I was visiting the Aussie homeland right now, bloody Covid has totally knackered everything with the double quarantine I would have to endure, plus the $$$$.

[@stevenpike7530]

@@GravelCyclist Yes mate, it’s the wrong time for that trip...fingers crossed for 2021...’Tie me kangaroo down sport’ eh...Love to see you get your hands on some quality Australian frames such as a Baum Orbis, Bastion or Prova...your reviews are the benchmark...safe & prosperous New Year...

[@GravelCyclist]

@@stevenpike7530 Thanks mate! I did record a visit to Bastion HQ in December of 2019, the Prova bloke was out riding a prototype of his gravel bike when I visited. I wholeheartedly agree... need to review a true blue Aussie bike!

[@767bob]

Great video, ridden the C&O and the GAP a few times. I have also ridden both routes ounce starting from DC to Pittsburg. Awesome ride! Never gets old seeing videos like this....thanks.

[@GravelCyclist]

Thanks Bob!

[@bobbyparker4500]

We just moved to DC, there’s an entrance directly beside my office in Georgetown. Planning to ride this soon and often! Great video, cheers

[@GravelCyclist]

Nice, you will love it. DC is an amazing area!

[@Dr.Schlitz]

Florida and 18th is the northern edge of Dupont Circle. That’s quite a ways from Georgetown.

[@GravelCyclist]

Thank you, James. Eventually, we headed into Georgetown, and as you may have determined, I do not know my way around D.C. :)

[@scottb6341]

Another excellent video. I completed the entire C & O and Gap trail in October (posted a video of the trip here on KZbin as well). Can’t wait to go back again and check out sites we missed the first time.

[@glenbergman9040]

did this route back in 2017-- starting in Pittsburgh PA on the Great Allegheny Passage, finishing on the C&O!

[@GravelCyclist]

I have yet to ride the GAP... sadly, ran out of time when I rode the C&O from DC to Cumberland two years ago.

[@glenbergman9040]

@@GravelCyclist the GAP is fantastic! And close to several great trails in West Virginia!

[@thecappy]

@@GravelCyclist the GAP is fun. I live right off a connecting trail called the Montour trail. You should head up to Pittsburgh one day.

[@GravelCyclist]

Hello again gents, I have a lot of things to do!

[@derrleicaguy]

Great video Jom. We ride the C&O about once a week for 20 - 40 miles depending upon the time of the year. Really peaceful ride.

[@GravelCyclist]

Nice, such an amazing resource to have locally. Also, I hope the issue with White's Ferry is sorted out soon, hard to believe the service is out of action at the time of this comment.

[@derrleicaguy]

@@GravelCyclist Yeah it took me by surprise. My son and I went to Whites Ferry the other day to start off. Saw the ferry was closed and thought it was because of the recent rain and high water. Big lawsuit with the VA landowner and ferry operator. But it needs to get resolved.

[@GravelCyclist]

@@derrleicaguy Agreed, it needs to be resolved ASAP. As you know, there are people who daily commute across the ferry, not to mention its history and value as a historical treasure.

[@BobCycleBrisbane]

It all looks good to me, coming from Brisbane Australia. Our daughter was living in DuPont Circle, but now in Alexandria. That is as close as we can get for a few years.

[@GravelCyclist]

Meanwhile, I would like to trade places for about a month. Quite homesick at the moment and longing for daylight savings time, and the lovely Aussie summer. Covid totally knackered my plans to visit the homeland this year. The quarantine and fee are untenable.

[@robbchastain3036]

You crossed under the Capital Beltway--Beltway for short--and it is a freeway loop around DC through Maryland and Northern Virginia. And thanks for documenting more sights of the area and for sure that gravel towpath is a nice way to get out of the District.

[@GravelCyclist]

Hi Robb, I forgot 495 is aka the Beltway, but learned its full name today. Many thanks!

[@robbchastain3036]

@@GravelCyclist And thanks again for another visit to the DC area, so much to see and ride, truly. Like just the commutes could be epic, sudden duels because you didn't want to get dusted on the ride to work. One of my favorites was from Rosslyn to the DC waterfront, after which this other gent and I shared a brief chat as we rode alongside each other. And turns out he was a German guy and he was pleasantly surprised by our duel at sunrise. And it was great fun as he was hard to catch after he had passed me like I was standing still.

[@GravelCyclist]

Haha, racing during a commute, excellent :) This reminds me of a meme on Instagram by Mr Cat3Memes - instagram.com/p/CI36koSFeZH/

[@buzzman4860]

Very cool

[@kentcruse4969]

You are right on with the Firefly Jom. They are badass bikes for sure! Was that an old payphone @5:44 ???

[@perieka]

It is a payphone. I don't know if it works.

[@kentcruse4969]

I didn't think other than the Smithsonian there were any payphones left in existence.

[@GravelCyclist]

I didn't think to check... I too keep an eye out for payphones. Every pay phone I have found during the past two years has been disconnected. Anyone remember those 1-800-COLLECT ads from the mid to late 1990's?

[@axxxxman]

Great video, I plan on doing a similar ride, as well as riding the Capital Crescent trail next summer. Unfortunately, I just read that Whites Ferry, which is a little further up the canal, has been shut down, so it is no longer possible to cross over to Leesburg and back down the Virginia side to DC. shame. Please do some gravel rides in Citrus County Florida, that is where my house is, I only work in DC. Cheers.

[@DavidTuttleTex]

I had her shoes, too stiff and don't take to Hike a bike that I have had to do... If I still raced cyclo cross, I'd use them. Still a great tour video, keep it up. love them.

[@GravelCyclist]

Some shoes are definitely too stiff. When I post shoe reviews, I make a point to go grocery shopping in them, along with driving home in them, post ride.... preferably in one of my manual transmission cars. I like to test beyond the normal realms.

[@healthyhabits9765]

wow it’s not cold there this week?1st time to go there tomorrow from ohio🥰

[@hansschotterradler3772]

Hmm, the first date with my GF was riding the tow path from G'town to Great Falls.

[@GravelCyclist]

Now that is a good date!

[@susannespaczek8522]

It was indeed an amazing first date. Ran a couple of races there, too.

[@DavidTuttleTex]

Watching the whole thing. I've ridden through some of it. ON a ROAD bike. #gasp

[@GravelCyclist]

Easily doable for sure, 25's or 28's no worries. I did encounter a mega mud pit on a northern section of the C&O two years ago (rode to Cumberland), that would have been miserable on anything with tyres that narrow, whee!

[@danielweiss3810]

Thoughts about 32mm Cyclo-X-King clincher tires on this?

[@GravelCyclist]

32mm would be fine, be wary of mud if rain is about. IMHO, go tubeless.

[@al-du6lb]

How would a road bike with 28s handle this?

[@boostenmkiv]

It's Patricia L!!!

[@GravelCyclist]

We met several years ago at Rebecca's Private Idaho.

[@TheSk33z]

There is something wrong with the video, I may get an epileptic seizure. Bad framerate or something

[@GravelCyclist]

Sounds like a problem with your computer, nobody else is having this issue. 30FPS, 4K available.

[@TheSk33z]

Both my phone and Android TV and pc then, try 5:50. It's stuttering.

[@TheSk33z]

Also tried 4k and 720p, same.

[@GravelCyclist]

It is quite possible KZbin's compression? messed up something with the video after the upload. Thank you for the update.

[@GravelCyclist]

Also, please accept my apologies for thinking it was an issue with your machine.