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Section of GAP Between Monongahela Wharf and Point State Park to be Fully Rebuilt in 2023
After many years of cooperative design work among several state, city, and federal agencies, contractors funded and deployed by the…
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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Press
Pittsburgh Quarterly Photo Essay Captures GAP Bicyclists
Photographer John Beale’s splendid photo essay of bicyclists along the Great Allegheny Passage graces the webpage of…
Press
GAP Featured Among “America’s Great Trails” in Exclusive Wondrium Documentary Series
The Great Allegheny Passage is one of just six long-distance footpaths featured in “America’s Great Trails,” a new 28-minute…
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Lonely Planet Editor Lauds “Gorgeous” GAP as One-of-a-Kind Bicycle Adventure
After a week on the Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal Towpath, Lonely Planet editor…
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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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GAP Featured in National Geographic Traveller UK
Writer Joe Sills says that “to cycle along the Great Allegheny Passage is to ride through the pages of…
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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…
People
Profile: Amber Hartman
“The house was built in 1920. No restoration work had ever been done but it had wonderful bones to work…
People
Profile: Rachel Mahoney
“It’s incredible when you’re out and about in the woods to just take a breather and pay attention to the…