Originally Posted by
Rob_E
Also, what about the road ride? I know the C&O Park does not recommend one, but there is a road, 464, that connects Point of Rocks to Brunswick. Is it particularly treacherous? I never had to try it, since the detour was in place when I went through, but in my experience there is often a world of difference between "no official on-road route" and "you can't get there on the road." I don't know those roads, so I don't know which is the case here.
I haven't been up that way for a few years, but my memory is that road might be acceptable for a seasoned road warrior but probably not for the "I won't ride where cars are on my road" kind of cyclist. The Point of Rocks is a vintage 1930s-40s kind of bridge, about a quarter of a mile long with two lanes and nothing else. The road south of there is a two lanes with no shoulders and is winding for 2-3 miles, IIRC.