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Get Your Two Scenic Trails Badge Bottle!
Ride. Sip. Celebrate! New for fans of the Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal Towpath! A one-of-a-kind “badge bottle,”…
TRAIL ALERTS
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Big Savage Tunnel Closed for Winter (GAP Mile 22) Fully Obstructed: Big Savage Tunnel closed for the winter. There is no detour.Reported: November 5, 2025 Last Updated November 28, 2025
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Four Bridges To Close for Half-Day Inspections (GAP Mile 60) Cleared: Inspections complete; enjoy your ride!Reported: November 4, 2025 Last Updated November 19, 2025
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Potential Rockfall Between Duquesne and Homestead (GAP Mile 137) Partially Obstructed: Be alert to rockfall or landslides in this areaReported: August 22, 2025 Last Updated October 14, 2025
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Erosion Near Mile Marker 56 (GAP Mile 56) Partially Obstructed: Erosion near mile marker 56; slow down and take cautionReported: June 9, 2025 Last Updated November 13, 2025
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Detour Around Homestead Restaurant Demolition (GAP Mile 141) Cleared: Demolition complete and short new section of GAP is in place.Reported: May 12, 2025 Last Updated November 28, 2025
Upcoming Events
Frostburg Cocoa Crawl
January 10, 2026
Frostburg
Experience the winter charm of Frostburg while sampling varieties of hot chocolate and sweet treats from restaurants and small businesses along the historic main street. Take your fat bike or […]
Pennsylvania Maple Festival
April 18, 2026
Meyersdale Festival Park
Don’t miss the syrupy goodness of the Pennsylvania Maple Festival, held in Meyersdale right off the Great Allegheny Passage April 18-19 and April 22-26. Meyersdale is Pennsylvania’s “Maple City,” and […]
Farmers and Threshermans Jubilee
September 2, 2026
New Centerville
This fall festival celebrates vintage farm equipment, from antique tractors to steam-powered threshers and straw-balers to corn shellers, all on display in their mechanical glory. Noisy demonstrations abound!
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Saturday Evening Post Delights in the GAP
“As I pushed off from Pittsburgh’s Point State Park — where three rivers converge beneath a skyline of steel…
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E-Bike Charging Station Installed in Frostburg
The City of Frostburg‘s Community Development and Parks and Recreation Departments installed two new e-bike chargers, in the Parish…
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Take the 150-Mile GAP Challenge!
We challenge you to ride (and/or roll) the entire Great Allegheny Passage this summer! Your adventures will take you…
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Amtrak to Temporarily Merge Capitol Limited into Floridian
Beginning November 10, 2024, Amtrak will temporarily combine its Capitol Limited (Chicago to Washington D.C.) and…
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National Geographic Highlights GAP for Bikepacking
The Great Allegheny Passage is tops on the list for bikepacking, writes adventurer Erin Gifford for National Geographic.
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USAToday Names GAP among Top Ten Recreational Trails
An expert panel and the input of readers combined to name the Great Allegheny Passage among…
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New E-Bike Charging Infrastructure Installed in Cumberland, Meyersdale
New e-bike charging stations have been installed at Canal Place in Cumberland by Mountain Maryland Trails,…
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Newly-Improved Connection Between Mon Wharf and Point State Park Open for Travel
Point State Park officials and their contractors have opened a new, reconfigured connecting ramp carrying the Great Allegheny Passage…
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C&O Canal NHP Completes Work Around Paw Paw Tunnel
Crews have completed the extensive rock wall remediation work along the eastern portal of the Paw Paw Tunnel, and…