Come join Bryan Perry, Executive Director of the Great Allegheny Passage Conservancy, for an out-and-back winter bike ride from Connellsville to Dunbar. This route is 7.6 miles in total, and we'll aim to enjoy sections of the GAP and the Sheepskin Trail, ending at Kickstand Kitchen for lunch if you wish. As long as it's […]
Join us along the Great Allegheny Passage where it's carried by the Three Rivers Heritage Trail for a Trail Care Thursday opportunity with Friends of the Riverfront! Volunteers will collect litter along the trail right-of-way between the Eliza Furnace parking lot and the Hot Metal Bridge, along with adjacent parcels, remove stickers and graffiti from […]
Join the Mountain Watershed Association for a public meeting to build the Youghiogheny River Conservation Plan from Connellsville to McKeesport. The goal is to develop recommendations and projects for improving the watershed and its communities! The plan is community-driven with a local steering committee, public meetings, public surveys and more! Come with your ideas for […]
Register now for one of these great running competitions on the Great Allegheny Passage in Connellsville -- pick from among a 5K walk, 5K run, 10K run, 10 mile run, or half marathon -- starting at Yough River Park. Proceeds support the Yough River Trail Council, which deploys volunteers along the GAP to perform important […]
Join friends from the Mon/Yough Trail Council for this annual event -- either a half marathon or a 5K race -- on the Great Allegheny Passage starting at the parking lot in the hamlet of Boston, right up the Youghiogheny River from McKeesport. This section of the GAP is very popular, and proceeds from this […]
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 this year’s festival features a tree-tapping ceremony, horse-drawn carriage rides, tours of the Historic Meyers Manor Homestead, and maple syrup-making demonstrations at the Meyers Sugar […]
Ride the Great Allegheny Passage to Frostburg for a free city-wide celebration of the arts, the Spring Arts Walk, on April 25! Frostburg welcomes artists and creators of all mediums to showcase their amazing skills and talents. Small businesses in the historic downtown host participating artists, offer discounts and specials and show off spring merchandise. […]
Join up for a hiking or biking excursion during Keystone Trails Association's Spring Hiking Weekend, held this year across several locations in the Laurel Highlands. Two events will be held on the Great Allegheny Passage -- recreational bike rides from Ohiopyle to Confluence and back, one led by Cora Pastovic of the Laurel Highlands On […]
DelFest is a family-friendly music festival celebrating the rich legacy of McCoury Music, a forum for world-class musical collaborations, and a showcase for fresh new talent with a down-home feeling. Held over four days at the Allegany County Fairgrounds in Cumberland, Delfest features traditional stage sets by world-class artists, one-of-a-kind musical collaborations, special guest sit-ins, […]
Ride to Ohiopyle and sip a glass of white or red during this fun music and arts festival featuring the work of local artisans! This event is a fundraiser for the Ohiopyle-Stewart Community Center as it keeps the town of Ohiopyle thriving.
Stop by the West Newton Visitor Center for the Westmoreland Yough Trail Council's trail appreciation day along the Great Allegheny Passage. Enjoy hot dogs, cookies, chips and refreshments!
Join volunteers from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy to plant native trees and bushes in a section of the Casselman River Conservation Area along the Great Allegheny Passage near Rockwood that was recently scarred by a landslide. Meet at the Markleton trail access area. Tools will be provided, and this event will be held rain or […]
