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This car-free bike path is 150 miles long from Pittsburgh, PA to Ohiopyle & Cumberland, MD. Read about which direction to ride the GAP, GAP bike shuttles, GAP trailhead parking, GAP towns and train service in this handy post all about the GAP Trail.
Pittsburgh to Cumberland, the Classic GAP Trek. This nearly 150-mile itinerary takes you end-to-end on the Great Allegheny Passage from Downtown Pittsburgh to Cumberland. It’s oriented from west to east, to give you the benefit of tailwinds and the fun of the 23.7-mile downhill coast from the Eastern Continental Divide to “mile zero” of ...
The Great Allegheny Passage® offers 150 miles of spectacular biking and hiking from Cumberland, Md. to Pittsburgh, through Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands. Privacy Policy
plan your ride. Estimate daily distance. Ask yourself, how many miles do I feel comfortable riding each day? No matter what your riding experience, you will likely average somewhere between 8-10 miles an hour. One effective way to estimate your daily miles is to decide how many hours a day you feel comfortable in the saddle.
The Great Allegheny Passage (a 150-mile continuous rail-trail from Pittsburgh to Cumberland) is one of the best touring routes because it goes through many different towns. Your journey along the GAP trail can be a food tour through the Allegheny Mountains!
13 sie 2023 · Completed in 2013, the 150-mile long Great Allegheny Passage Trail makes a Washington, D.C. to Pittsburgh ride on dedicated hike-and-bike trails possible. The GAP trail follows old railroad beds: the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O), Pittsburgh and Lake Erie (P&LE), Union (URR), and Western Maryland (WM) railroads.
Surrounding the town is beautiful Ohiopyle State Park, with 20,633 acres of hiking, mountain biking, rock-hopping, and vista-collecting. The first miles of the Great Allegheny Passage were completed within the park, and today, 26.75 miles of the GAP meander in its boundaries.
