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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…
TRAIL ALERTS
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Power Outages Affecting Tunnel Lights (GAP Mile 22) Partially Obstructed: Power outages are causing tunnel lights to go out.Reported: April 15, 2025 Last Updated April 15, 2025
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Temporary Segment Closure Near Pittsburgh (GAP Mile 136) Cleared: Segment reopened for travel on April 14Reported: March 21, 2025 Last Updated April 14, 2025
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Truck Traffic at Rockwood-Area Road Crossing (GAP Mile 44) Partially Obstructed: Open But Watch for Increased Truck TrafficReported: March 3, 2025 Last Updated April 14, 2025
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Culvert Replacement in Ohiopyle State Park (GAP Mile 76) Partially Obstructed: Culvert replacement underway; detour available.Reported: December 16, 2024 Last Updated April 14, 2025
Upcoming Events
Arbor Day Trail Care
April 25, 2025
Pittsburgh's South Side
Join us in celebrating Arbor Day along the Great Allegheny Passage with Friends of the Riverfront! Volunteers will assist in planting young restoration trees, addressing undesired vegetation, collecting litter, as […]
Spring Arts Walk
April 26, 2025
Frostburg
Ride the Great Allegheny Passage to Frostburg for a free city-wide celebration of the arts, the Spring Arts Walk, on April 26! Frostburg welcomes artists and creators of all mediums […]
Music on Main
April 26, 2025
Rockwood
Travel the Great Allegheny Passage over to Rockwood on April 26 for Music on Main, an Earth Day Celebration with live bands, a competitive keg race in the Casselman River, […]
Pedaling for Conservation
April 30, 2025
West Newton
Bring your bike and join staff from the Westmoreland Conservation District on this easy, seven-mile round trip ride. Bicyclists will start at West Newton, then stop at multiple sites to […]
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2025 GAP Photo Contest
Capture the beauty of the Great Allegheny Passage and showcase your photography skills in the 2025 GAP Photo Contest!…
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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…
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AAA World Lauds Great Allegheny Passage
“Riders enjoy nearly 150 uninterrupted miles of bucolic landscapes, tumbling waterfalls, river views, railroad trestles and charming towns that implore…
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New Bicyclist-Friendly Campsites Open in Ohiopyle State Park
Officials at Ohiopyle State Park have opened a new bicyclist-focused, fee-based primitive campground at mile marker 72.6 along the…