Great Allegheny Passage

Great Allegheny Passage
Length150 mi (240 km)
LocationWestern Pennsylvania and Maryland
Designation
TrailheadsCumberland, Maryland
39°38′55″N 78°45′44″W / 39.64863°N 78.76210°W / 39.64863; -78.76210
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
40°26′06″N 79°59′46″W / 40.43504°N 79.99611°W / 40.43504; -79.99611
UseHiking, cycling
Elevation changewestern: 1,066 feet (325 m);
eastern 1,786 feet (544 m)
Highest pointEastern Continental Divide just east of Deal, Pennsylvania, 2,392 ft (729 m)
Lowest pointeast end: 606 feet (185 m) at Cumberland, Maryland;
west end: 720 feet (220 m) at Point State Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Grade2% maximum
DifficultyEasy
HazardsSevere weather, Traffic (Pittsburgh)
SurfaceCrushed limestone
Right of wayBaltimore and Ohio Railroad
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
Union Railroad
Western Maryland Railway
Trail map

147.7 mi
237.7 km
Point State Park
145.3 mi
233.8 km
Hot Metal Bridge
144.2 mi
232.1 km
Pittsburgh
140.5 mi
226.1 km
Homestead
134.1 mi
215.8 km
Riverton Bridge
129.2 mi
207.9 km
Dead Man's Hollow
132.5 mi
213.2 km
McKeesport
128.2 mi
206.3 km
Boston
122.6 mi
197.3 km
Dravo Cemetery
114.1 mi
183.6 km
West Newton
102.2 mi
164.5 km
Perryopolis
88.8 mi
142.9 km
Connellsville
71.9 mi
115.7 km
Ohiopyle
61.6 mi
99.1 km
Confluence
52.1 mi
83.8 km
Pinkerton High Bridge
51.9 mi
83.5 km
Pinkerton Tunnel
51.7 mi
83.2 km
Pinkerton Low Bridge
43.8 mi
70.5 km
Rockwood
36.5 mi
58.7 km
Garrett
33.7 mi
54.2 km
Salisbury Viaduct
31.9 mi
51.3 km
Meyersdale
30.3 mi
48.8 km
Bollman Bridge
29.8 mi
48 km
Keystone Viaduct
23.7 mi
38.1 km
Eastern Continental Divide
22.0 mi
35.4 km
Big Savage Tunnel
20.5 mi
33 km
Mason–Dixon line
17.9 mi
28.8 km
Borden Tunnel
15.5 mi
24.9 km
Frostburg
6.5 mi
10.5 km
Brush Tunnel
0 mi
Cumberland

The Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) is a 150-mile (240 km) rail trail between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Cumberland, Maryland. Together with the C&O Canal towpath, the GAP is part of a 335 mi (539 km) route between Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C., that is popular with through hikers and cyclists.

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