People

Profile: Ben Moyer

“You can find so much meaning in nature by being observant to it, open to it. It’s always cycling.” “One…

People

Profile: Christine Tutena

“I was the first woman mayor. I had no political aspirations. Sixteen years later I’m still mayor.” “I grew up…

People

Profile: Melissa Friend-Blocher

“The diner is our family hub," says Melissa Friend-Blocher, of Meyersdale. "Me, my sister, all my cousins, my nieces, before we ever went home from the hospital, we came here...

Press

GAP Named Best Place for Fall Foliage in Maryland

Editors at Real Simple note that the Great Allegheny Passage features spectacular views year-round, “but the brightest burst of…

Press

New Book Brings GAP History to Life

Discover Bill Metzger’s inimitable style — humor blended with serious scholarship — in the second edition of his…

News

Access to C&O Canal Towpath’s Paw Paw Tunnel Restricted; Detour Available

The C&O Canal National Historical Park announced that it resumed work on August 9, 2021 to stabilize rocky slopes along…

Press

GAP Featured in Condé Nast Traveler

Considering a solo trek on the Great Allegheny Passage? Read How Author Jennifer Weiner Learned to Love Cycling Alone, a…

Press

Baltimore Magazine Highlights GAP and C&O Canal Towpath among “Best Places to Road Trip”

Baltimore magazine’s Ron Cassie notes that the C&O Canal Towpath and Great Allegheny Passage are among Maryland’s 75 “Best Places…

General

Amtrak To Resume Daily Service Along GAP

Amtrak’s Capitol Limited will resume daily service in both directions between Chicago and Washington, D.C. beginning May 31, 2021. …

General

Register Today for the 2021 GAP Relay

Get your team together for the 2021 GAP Relay Presented by UPMC Health Plan, a 150-mile team running relay…