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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,…
TRAIL ALERTS
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Resurfacing Between Confluence and Ramcat (GAP Mile 62) Partially Obstructed: Resurfacing by Ohiopyle State Park crews; slow down and prepare to dismount briefly.Reported: June 17, 2026 Last Updated June 17, 2026
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Detour Around Apartment Construction (GAP Mile 141) Partially Obstructed: Short detour around construction project.Reported: June 15, 2026 Last Updated June 15, 2026
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Temporary Segment Closure and Shuttle Between Duquesne and Homestead (GAP Mile 137) Fully Obstructed: Two-mile segment will close for rock scaling July 9; shuttle service available.Reported: June 11, 2026 Last Updated July 29, 2026
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Layton Bridge Replacement (GAP Mile 99) Partially Obstructed: Watch for contractors and construction vehicles.Reported: February 16, 2026 Last Updated July 8, 2026
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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 24, 2026
Upcoming Events
Whitsett Community Day
August 8, 2026
Whitsett
Stop by the lovely community of Whitsett, a patch town populated by descendants of coal miners and home to a lovely afternoon community appreciation day. The grill will be hot, […]
Over the Falls
August 15, 2026
Ohiopyle State Park
Plan a weekend on the Great Allegheny Passage and plan to watch the amazing Over the Falls race, a spirited kayak competition that consists of a two-foot ledge, four-foot ledge […]
McKeesport International Village
August 18, 2026
Renziehausen Park
Pick a summer evening to bike from the Great Allegheny Passage over to the McKeesport International Village, an annual ethnic heritage and food festival held at McKeesport’s rose-rich Renziehausen Park. […]
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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Press
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…
Press
Fodor’s Travel Names GAP as Most Scenic
Trusted experts at Fodor’s Travel named the Great Allegheny Passage one of the “…