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Register for 2024’s Great Day on the GAP
Register now for 2024’s Great Day on the GAP this June 8! Pick among three self-supported bicycle rides (38,…
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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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2023 Ultimate GAP Relay Trail Challenge
Register now for the 2023 Ultimate GAP Relay Trail Challenge, four weeks of exhilarating outdoor physical challenges — running,…
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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…
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Amtrak to Restore, Add Capacity for Bicycles on Capitol Limited
Amtrak has announced expanded bicycle capacity on the Capitol Limited, which parallels the Great Allegheny Passage and C&O…
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WQED to Premiere “The Great Ride: Landmarks Along the Trail”
WQED is back with more exploration of the Great Allegheny Passage, with the premiere broadcast of The Great Ride: Landmarks Along the Trail on Thursday, June 16, on WQED-TV. The documentary will also be available at www.wqed.org/ride or the PBS Video App. Prior to its TV premiere, WQED invites you to attend one of three exclusive free trail town screening events...
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GAP Received an Estimated 1.4 Million Visits in 2021
Bicyclists, walkers, runners, and explorers made an estimated 1.4 million visits to the Great Allegheny Passage in 2021, according…
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Big Savage Tunnel to Open April 1
Somerset County will open the Big Savage Tunnel for the season the afternoon of Friday, April 1. Take caution…
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Tourism on GAP Drives $121 Million in Annual Economic Impact, Estimates Fourth Economy
Tourism along the 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage drove over $121 million in economic impact in 2019, according to a year-long analysis by Pittsburgh-based consulting firm Fourth Economy released on November 30, 2021.
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Count Your Steps during the Ultimate GAP Relay Trail Challenge
Run in your own neighbhorhood and log your miles between October 4 and 31 as part of the Ultimate…