Michael from mountains from London on 12/16/2021 4:05:26 AM:
Cathy; not sure if we conduct this discussion here but anyway...
We stay in SW PA (Brownsville area) when in the States so the GAP has been on our doorstep. It does remind me more of the UK - industrial heritage, paths through woods. And although we really enjoyed the Katy, in late September it was hot, and dry apart from the thunderstorms, and there were challenging diversions, whereas the GAP was much easier to follow. We managed to get lost just once, in Confluence of all places.
We look forward to cycling either again, or the RIT, when it's easier to travel. You are very lucky in the States to have such long rail trails, although you do have some interesting ownership issues. Michael