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It's a good one for sure. Think I've backpacked this trail over 25 times now.

Right on. Glad to hear you had a sweet time out there. I'm heading down there next weekend. Can't wait.

Hey there. I normally go out there on week days and usually don't see anyone. If you go on a nice fall or spring weekend, you'll see some other backpackers, but there are plenty of spots to camp and I've never been annoyed at the number of people. Happy trails!

​@briangoodman8990 thanks for the fast reply! I'm actually planning on doing the big piney trail this weekend. I am so glad I found your video because I haven't heard anything about that cut off you mentioned to shorten the trail. I'm somewhat nervous about the water situation, but I guess just camel up. This is about a 3 hour drive for me, but I'm really looking forward to it. Thanks Alex

​@@briangoodman8990 also, for a first timer.. which direction would you recommend?

@@arkansasalex7288 Hey no problem, I love chatting about the Big Piney! I think clockwise is the way to go. Do you have a map of the trail? www.alltrails.com/trail/us/missouri/big-piney-trail ...Here's a map that shows the mileage and shows that cutoff trail (at 3.5miles in). If you take the cutoff, it will take you right down to the Little Paddy Creek which is always running and there are some good spots to camp right down there close to the creek. Have a great hike! I'm actually heading down there Nov. 8th!

@briangoodman8990 yes I have alltrails, I'll have to take a closer look at it, so if I go clockwise, and then take that cut off.. I'll find some nice camping spots there.. sweet. I was trying to decide where to go this weekend between big piney or back to the north sylamore creek trail. The sylamore creek one isn't a loop tho, which makes logistics more complicated.

hey thanks!

Yakpacking is one of my favorites! Thanks for watching and happy trails!

Wow, thanks for the kind words!

it sure is peaceful. happy trails.

@@Muggs828 Hey, thanks for watching! We love our BA Copper Spur. The 3 man is what we have and it’s the perfect size for 2 people. Happy trails!

We did our trip in the first week of October. There are campsites every 10 miles and most nights, we had the campsite to ourselves. I think October is the best month to do it. Good luck and happy trails!

@@briangoodman8990 Thank you very much for getting back with me. This gives me hope.

Thanks for watching!

Hey, thanks for watching! Glad you liked it.

Hey, sorry for the slow response! The rack that I use on my Kona Sutra is a Blackburn Outpost. It's an amazingly sturdy rack.

@@briangoodman8990 it’s quite fine. Thank you

Thanks for watching!

@@21stCPH thanks! Williamsport is a neat town and the folks at Tony’s Pizza were really nice to us. They sold us beers to go!

@@Liketheoutdoors thanks a ton for watching!

Wow. Thank you for the kind words. I'm lucky to have a girl who enjoys adventuring with me. We're itching to get back out there to do the GAP next. Thanks for watching and happy trails!

Thank you for watching Eric!

Hey thanks for watching! Happy riding!

Sure is. I just did an overnighter from Ottawa to Garnett on Monday. The trail was in great shape!

Thanks for watching Stephen!

Hey Kai! That will be a great float for you and your friends. The most important thing is to know the river’s flow rate. If it’s too low, you’ll be dragging and if it’s too high, there won’t be any sandbars to camp on. I was out on it last weekend and it was flowing at 6500cfs and it was perfect. Anything above 8000cfs and there won’t be any sandbars. The Friends of the Kaw website(www.kansasriver.org) is a great resource. They provide a link to a map that shows up to date flow rates as well as a map showing all of the river access points and hazards. At mile 14.8 there is a low-head dam that requires you to carry boats about 100 yards to get around it and back on the river. Other than that, it’s an easy relaxing ride down stream. Let me know if you have any other questions. Always happy to chat about kayaking the Kansas!

Sure can. There are spots all along the trail where people have been camping for years, so there are established rock fire rings and the ground is a little cleared out from people setting up tents, but you can camp anywhere within the wilderness area.

Thanks for the kind words. We do take our sweet time on adventures and especially when we have a good cup of joe. Thanks for watching!

Kona Sutra ULTD!

Hey! That’s the Big Agnes Tiger Wall 2p. Cheers.

Thanks for watching Leo! We love riding the Katy. It's a real gem of a trail. The Amtrak was the icing on the cake for that C&O ride. Good luck and happy riding this Fall!

Hi Michael. There is free long term parking at the Howard Street Parking lot under I-68. We left our car there for a week and everything was fine. It’s got plenty of spaces and is literally across the street from the C&O. That’s where we’ll be parking again this fall when we ride the GAP!

@@briangoodman8990 thanks

Thanks for the suggestion, but we are very much in love with our bikes. Glad you found a way to ride pain free. Happy trails!

Hey thanks! The Big Piney trail is really rough and a lot of it is covered in big loose rocks that are totally hidden by leaves. It's full of ankle-breakers! I'm a boot guy in general when I backpack and I'm sure there are plenty of folks who have no problems in trail runners, but my boots have saved me from many o' sprains out there. My wife and I are possibly heading there this weekend, so maybe we'll cross paths...Happy hiking!

So boots it is, thank you! I only have time for one night, so I'll likely be camping on the connector to cut it a bit shorter. I really appreciate your videos and input, it's helped a great deal in planning my first trip here. Enjoy your hike!

@@PensfanOutdoorsGlad I could help!

Sweet! I'm heading down there next weekend! Gotta get one more backpack in before the stupid ticks come out!

Thanks for watching Thomas!

Hello from Kansas!

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching! Hope you make it down to the Big Piney!

Thanks for watching! Cheers!

Well thanks for watching!

I'm not far from the Katy and it's a national treasure, but I'm with you, the C&O is now my favorite. Thanks for watching!

Cheers from Kansas!

Glad you enjoyed it. I did give all of the details about this ride in the video description. I personally don't think every video needs a bunch of talking, but to each their own. Cheers.

@briangoodman8990 Thanks. I'll go read that. You're right about the often to much talking.

Hi Lissa, happy to help. We camped in the hiker/biker campsites which are primitive. They are spaced out about every 10 miles along the entire trail, making it really easy to find camping and they are right next to the trail, right on the Patomac River. Most of them have a couple of picnic tables, sometimes a port-a-potty, a hand pump water spigot, but no showers. We used the spigots to freshen up, but it wasn't quite shower fresh! We're backpackers as well and are used to going days without showers, so having those spigots did kind of feel like a luxury for us. I think there are some pay campsites along the way that may have showers, but they'd be off trail a bit and I don't know how many or how far apart they are. We stayed at an Airbnb in Harpers Ferry for two nights to rest/site-see and that's really the only time we were "clean" between Cumberland and D.C. We were pretty grimy when we rolled into our hotel in D.C., but for us, it's part of an adventure and you sure do appreciate a good shower afterwards! Sorry for the rambling, hope this helps some. Good luck!

No matter if it's 12 miles on foot or 40 on a bike, it's the adventure that counts! Good luck in 2024!

Thanks for watching!

Hey Ben, Ottawa has a really nice covered parking lot downtown that is totally free. Cheers.

Thanks for watching! I shot this entire video with a DJI Pocket 2.