Hey, "Bobby Montclair" here... True, the East Coast Greenway would be less direct, and add significant miles but it's a defined, formal route, and likely an interesting one (albeit in a kind of urban, kludgy, gritty way), some of it follows dedicated trail; some over designated roads. Once you reach Philadelphia (110 miles from Baltimore) the route pretty much follows the Delaware River another 140 miles (through the town of Lambertville where I currently live) to Milford PA, some 60 miles East of Scranton. So adding up the miles (approx 310 total?) and grouping them into reasonable biking segments,you'd be looking at a 2-day ride from Baltimore to Lambertville, then another 2 days to Scranton. If you follow a more direct route (approx 220 miles), you could try to squeeze it into 2 days, although 3 sounds more realistic. Should you decide to pass through Lambertville, I'd be happy to at least provide you with a bed and a decent meal for an evening.
If I had the extra time to spend, I'd take the ECG route; otherwise I'd expect the semi-rural direct route up through Maryland and Pennsylvania to be quite beautiful. Whichever you decide, good luck! Peace, Bobby Birmingham (aka MontclairBobbyB) On Friday, December 12, 2014 11:30:55 AM UTC-5, Bikie#4646 wrote: > > It could take you a little longer, but if you want to get off the road for > a bit, the Delaware Water Gap Recreational Area is nice. The Old Mine Road > is on the NJ side of the Delaware River and the (recommended by me) McDade > Rec.Trail on the PA side will take you north from the little township of > Delaware Water Gap on I-80 to Milford, PA on I-84, east of Scranton. PA > Route 6 east can be accessed there and I think it is a designated bike > route. I'm from VA, so you'd need more onto on that. The hgwy is not > west-coast standards for shoulders, but it could work. I'll bet Bobby > Montclair in NJ could verify. There are a lot of rail trails, etc. on the > NJ side of the river, but most likely just a bit too far east for you? > > Paul Germain, > Midlothian, Va > > On Friday, December 12, 2014 12:55:56 AM UTC-5, lungimsam wrote: >> >> You Rivfolks do some long distance rando riding, touring, campling, etc... >> >> What's the best way to plan a long ride like this from Baltimore, MD to >> Scranton, PA? >> >> Any east coasters know some bike friendly routes? >> >> I've only done a few centuriesin the last year and a half, so don't know >> if I would be able to handle a double century going to Scranton, as its 200 >> miles. Maybe layover at a motel one night and travel the rest the next day. >> Don't know how tough back to back centuries are for a commuter and >> recreational century and half century rider like me when I am in shape in >> the spring and summer and fall. >> >> Bike friendly routes would be the most important thing, I think. I know >> there is a MUP that runs from Baltimore to York, PA, so maybe that is a >> start. >> >> Don't know if I'd even dare to do this, but it would be fun and >> memorable. So I'm looking into it to see if it even seems realistic for me. >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
