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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. …
TRAIL ALERTS
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Big Savage Tunnel Closed for Winter (GAP Mile 22) Fully Obstructed: Big Savage Tunnel closed for the winter. There is no detour.Reported: November 5, 2025 Last Updated November 28, 2025
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Potential Rockfall Between Duquesne and Homestead (GAP Mile 137) Partially Obstructed: Be alert to rockfall or landslides in this areaReported: August 22, 2025 Last Updated October 14, 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 November 13, 2025
Upcoming Events
Pennsylvania Maple Festival
April 18, 2026
Meyersdale Festival Park
Don’t miss the syrupy goodness of the Pennsylvania Maple Festival, held in Meyersdale right off the Great Allegheny Passage April 18-19 and April 22-26. Meyersdale is Pennsylvania’s “Maple City,” and […]
Farmers and Threshermans Jubilee
September 2, 2026
New Centerville
This fall festival celebrates vintage farm equipment, from antique tractors to steam-powered threshers and straw-balers to corn shellers, all on display in their mechanical glory. Noisy demonstrations abound!
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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 “…