News
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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Closure Between Rockwood and Markleton (GAP Mile 48) Fully Obstructed: Segment closed due to landslide.Reported: June 23, 2025 Last Updated July 8, 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 June 9, 2025
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Storm Damage and Flooding Restrict Travel (GAP Mile 28) Cleared: Storm damage and washouts impeding travel; proceed cautiously.Reported: May 14, 2025 Last Updated June 9, 2025
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Detour Around Homestead Restaurant Demolition (GAP Mile 141) Partially Obstructed: Short detour around demolition site.Reported: May 12, 2025 Last Updated May 12, 2025
Upcoming Events
West Newton Night Market
July 10, 2025
West Newton
Great live music, food trucks, and the best local brews are all part of the West Newton Night Market, held the second Thursday evening of each month, April through October, […]
Live Music Friday Nights
July 11, 2025
West Newton
Finish your day on the Great Allegheny Passage with live music along the Youghiogheny River in West Newton! This summer’s concert series runs Friday evenings June though September, with acclaimed […]
Bike4Haiti
July 19, 2025
Homestead
Join Haiti H2O for one of several fully-supported rides on the Great Allegheny Passage this summer! From a family-friendly 15-mile loop or a one-day ride from Homestead to Connellsville, an […]
Mt. Davis Challenge
July 27, 2025
Confluence
The Mt. Davis Challenge Road Race is a 40/56 mile bicycle race that traverses the highest point in Pennsylvania. The course is “lollipop style,” starting in Confluence, and utilizes the […]
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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…
Press
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…
General
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…
Press
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…
General
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...
General
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…