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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…
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Big Savage Tunnel to Close November 30 (GAP Mile 22) Fully Obstructed: Big Savage Tunnel to close for the winter on November 30. No posted detour.Reported: November 14, 2023 Last Updated November 14, 2023
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Reconstruction to Close GAP along Monongahela Wharf in Downtown Pittsburgh; Alternate Route Required (GAP Mile 148) Cleared: Closed for reconstruction and long-term improvements. Use a 0.75 mile mix of on-road and dedicated bike lines through Downtown Pittsburgh.Reported: January 24, 2023 Last Updated October 13, 2023
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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…
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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…
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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. …
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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…
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Big Savage Tunnel to Reopen for 2021 Season
The Big Savage Tunnel will open for the season on Friday, April 9, 2021.
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Travel on GAP Up 50 Percent in 2020
Bicyclists, runners, and hikers made an estimated 1.4 million visits to the Great Allegheny Passage in 2020, up 50 percent…
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New Book Focuses Attention on Trail Town Culture
To ride or hike the Great Allegheny Passage is to experience its trail towns. A new book,…
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Washington Post Touts “Stunning Features” Along Great Allegheny Passage
Writer David Montgomery and his wife Susan pedaled the Great Allegheny Passage during the pandemic. Despite the weariness and restrictions…
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Fodor’s Travel Names GAP as Most Scenic
Trusted experts at Fodor’s Travel named the Great Allegheny Passage one of the “…