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First I would not recommend going to Falling Waters around Fourth of July week, Ohiopyle and that whole area is going to be crazy. You'll be waiting to get in the parking lot, waiting for a tour, you'll be dealing with yahoo drivers on tight roads who are unfamiliar yet always in a rush.

Riding up the hill out of Cumberland could be a pain depending upon amount of gear and what shape you're in. That said there is something very cool about riding the trail and making the transition until you are finally at the Point (downtown Pittsburgh) That is a pretty cool ending with some neat bridges you could ride over.

p.s. if you do decide to ride pittsburgh to cumberland and depending upon the logistics you set up I wonder if an extra day on C&O down to Hancock is via then you'd get to see PawPaw tunnel