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What it’s like to bike on the McDade Recreational Trail in the Delaware Water Gap

Biking in the Poconos and the Delaware Water Gap: A wipe-out, a climb … and later a bear.

A flat section of the McDade Recreational Trail.

My hands gripped the brakes.

I was headed down a steep descent on the McDade Recreational Trail a few miles north of Dingmans Campground. The surface was crushed stone … large-ish stone for a trail in my view, nothing like stonedust … and my back wheel was sliding a bit.

I squeezed the brakes harder.

My bike stopped … and I tumbled.

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