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water pumps
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2.
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Potable Water Stations
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Chemical toilets located along trail near Camp Carmel and/or Bruner Run takeout
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4.
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Promote trails as means of connecting destinations, so that they are
also marketed as a mode of transportation and not just for recreation.
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5.
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more community involvement from business owners
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Accurate uniform milepost system numbered from Cumberland, that agrees
with the map. Trailhead signage describing available services, eg
places to eat across the river in West Newton. Continued interp
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One single mileage designation i.e mile 205 from Dc to Pitt using ,ile markers from C and O as stating point.
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The single biggest improvement you can make would be to finish the connection to Cumberland
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Local police phone numbers posted at each trail head.
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10.
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places to get water
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Lunch counters. Not fast food or expensive resaurants.
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12.
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more water availability
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Better surface through National Tunnel on Montour and lights. Also, restoration and use of Pinkerton Tunnel
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hooters girls and hot wings
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15.
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Mileage should be counted consecutively from one end to the other
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16.
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Better signage at McKeesport trailhead
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More trailside camping availablitiy such as near Dravo Cemetary and similar to that on the C & O
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i like it how it is
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More information on the website on the construction process would be useful
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20.
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Update the web site status of construction, so those of planning trip can ascertain actual status.
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21.
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Maps and more detailed directions on the web for detours
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22.
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1.better signs indicating milage 2. garbage cans at trailheads 3. more primitive campgrounds
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23.
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More Bathrooms!!! Also more crushed limestone between Connelsville and
Ohiopyle. I have a road bike and its bumpy. Any chance of opening the
Pinkerton Tunnel?
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downloadable database of services that are on the website maps...
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Primitive campgrounds are great but a shower is nice now and then.
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Get it opened all the way!
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Historical Markers
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28.
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None, but "additonal " should be "additional", missing an "i".
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none
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30.
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More monitoring/policeing. Too many people stand in the middle of the trail in talk.
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finish up the uncompleted sections, connect yrt to montour
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32.
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Carolyn is a wheelchair user and uses a handcycle. Wheelchair
accessible bathrooms only exist at Cedar Creek Park & Ohiopyle.
Port a johns are available, but, they are not wheelchair accessible.
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actually, more water points would be nice
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34.
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more old train cars and maybe some old locomotive off to the side to
show what used to roam this passage through the mountains, also maybe
rebuild some bridges that have been torn out long ago
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35.
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More drinking fountains
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more trash cans
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37.
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Bikers stay on the right side of trail except to pass.
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38.
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widen trail a couple of feet
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Less is more!
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getting water along the trail is a real problem
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41.
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more water/ campsites
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42.
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Resurfacing in the area of Whitsett/Van Meter.
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a more detailed guid book from dc to pitts. also signs at road
crossings telling which way to go for services and how far they are.
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making new riders more aware of trail riding rules
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45.
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good the way it is
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Some place to eat at Rockwood on a Sunday !
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Water available between trailheads, year round bathrooms. I use the trail all year long.
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Casselman River access for fishing/kayaking
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garbage cans at trail entrances/exits
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51.
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Better and more acurate Mileage Markers
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52.
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asphalt in some areas for yearround use
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I need a easy way to do one way bike rides. As it is, we have to do
round trips. I would be willing to pay a user fee for shuttle services.
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54.
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more benches overlooking the river. warnings signs in parking lots
about theft and breakins of vehicles. We love going on bike rides at
various parts of the trail.
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55.
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more rest stops/benches
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56.
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hand crank trikes for handicap rental
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57.
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signage to campgrounds, GPS, food
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I would like to see the trail completed from Washington to Pittsburgh so that riding on the road is not needed.
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Additional trail side camping areas with water and port-a-pots, like the "C and O Canal" section of the G.A. Passage.
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relationship of each trail to others nearby or connecting
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61.
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water pumps
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1 - Pave it with asphalt. 2 - Standardize mile posts. 3 - Paint a
center line in high-traffic areas. 4 - Enforcement of trail rules. 5 -
Market it like the Charles River trails in Boston.
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David L Katz 1400 Powers Run Road Pgh PA 15238 I am 68 yr old Love long
distance bike riding Have ason in DC Like to bike with and introduce my
12 grandkids to biking.
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1/4 mile markers
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65.
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Allow camping in Cedar Creek Park - More services along trail -
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More primitive camping areas. More areas to buy supplies and refreshments along the way.
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More permanent toilet facilities would go a long way with my wife and
two daughters. Such facilities silmiar to those at the Ghost Town Trail
in Dilltown and Vintondale are the way to go.
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68.
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I asked 4 or 5 people in Frostburg if they new where the trailhead is
that you are opening Oct 8 and nobody had ever heard of that Road, so
maybe you need to be a bit more specific about where to go
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I love the trail! I'd like to see more timely info on the website--
temp. closures, etc. Also, the site could use a structure makeover,
sometimes the info you want isn't intuitively available.
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More benches
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open the Pinkerton Tunnel
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whats at the towns food water
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At last notice there are some areas where the ballast was beginning to
show. Not sure what the remnants of Ivan might have done. Have been
riding Montour and Panhandle trails - close to me.
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warning way ahead of closed areas
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how about finishing the Southern part...
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make the space between posts a little wider, some of them are unnerving
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smooth road crossing
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Would like an in depth historical book about towns, long gone industries, etc. along trail.
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Better updates on construction and news on the website
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Universal mile markings along the entire trail.
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A camp site at Ohiopio that did not require a hike up a killer hill.
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A travel agency that I can call to get me a room. Updates on the Boston slide and flood damage on Montour on website.
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Everything seems to be good at this point. Keep up the good work.
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84.
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I sent comments in an email.
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85.
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More water on the remote sections of the trail. I am sixty-eight year
old. I am a "credit card" bicycle tourist on a road bike to and from
Grove City, Penna..
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all guies, promos, etc., are geared to bicyclers. I walk and am
slightly handicapped at that. I could use the trail more if there were
more frequest road access.
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more information on bulletins boards, indicating what special features might be 5 to 10 miles ahead, in either direction
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Name the geolographic landmarks such as streams, rivers, towns,
historic locations, etc. This is done in some areas and not others. Be
consistant with signs the length of the trail.
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UPDATE Web site !!!-- it used to be my guide -- but is so out of date now, drives me nuts
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Keep the website current!
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educating vistiors of cyclist around the tourist areas and to stay on the right side of the trail
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more important than rest room facilities is water, either spigots or pumps, available free along the trail
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93.
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The trail needs a common maile marker system which is displayed on the map
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More community support of the trail -with more festivals
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