Great Allegheny Passage
Description
- Name Great Allegheny Passage
- Length of trail 512 km, 318 miles
- Length in days 26 days
- Traildino grading EW, Easy walk, nature trail
The Great Allegheny Passage will connect, when finished, Cumberland in Maryland and Washington DC. The share-use trail (hiking, biking) is a continuous corridor for the non-motorized, 318 miles (512 km) long.
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Facts
- Great Allegheny Passage & C&O Canal Trail Trail Maps, Businesses, Events, Mileage, and more
Page for bikers, but fine for hikers.
- Great Allegheny Passage - Maps and text describing a trail system that will connect Pittsburgh PA with Washington DC
The Allegheny Trail Alliance (ATA) is a coalition of seven trail organizations in southwestern Pennsylvania and western Maryland, building the Great Allegheny Passage, a 150-mile multiple use rail-trail system between Cumberland, Maryland and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the 52-mile Montour Trail to provide a connection to the Pittsburgh International Airport.
- Great Allegheny Passage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- The Great Allegheny Passage - Mid-Atlantic Rail Trail
Maps and facts about this railtrail between (roughly) Pittsburgh and Washington DC.
- The unexpected growth of business along the Great Allegheny Passage
Making money with a trail? Here is how.
Reports
- Countdown to Sam & Jane's Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal Odyssey
These guys are at home on the trail, so check this out.
- Great Allegheny Passage Trail Pictures
Here are some VERY bright pictures.
- Travels with a Tin Donkey: The Great Allegheny Passage, Day 1
The Great Allegheny Passage is popular mainly with bikers. Here's a trip report.
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Netherlands
- Biking the Gap
- The Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) is a bicycle rail trail extending 150 milesbetween Pittsburgh, PA, and Cumberland, MD. Defunct railroad lines function as arestored corridor, connecting southwestern PA and northern MD.Visualize a crushed limestone trail that rambles through urban neighborhoods,fertile farmlands, and panoramic mountain ranges.... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Belgium
- Biking the Gap
- The Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) is a bicycle rail trail extending 150 milesbetween Pittsburgh, PA, and Cumberland, MD. Defunct railroad lines function as arestored corridor, connecting southwestern PA and northern MD.Visualize a crushed limestone trail that rambles through urban neighborhoods,fertile farmlands, and panoramic mountain ranges.... Read more
Netherlands
- Gravel Cycling
- Head out for adventure on the unpaved back roads of America with Nick Legans complete guide to gravel grinders and bikepacking!Gravel cycling is a glorious return to the purest roots of two-wheeled adventure. From farm roads and miners paths to the high passes of the Rockies and the Alps, gravel cycling and bikepacking will set you free to... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Belgium
- Gravel Cycling
- Head out for adventure on the unpaved back roads of America with Nick Legans complete guide to gravel grinders and bikepacking!Gravel cycling is a glorious return to the purest roots of two-wheeled adventure. From farm roads and miners paths to the high passes of the Rockies and the Alps, gravel cycling and bikepacking will set you free to... Read more