Press Archives - Great Allegheny Passage https://gaptrail.org/category/press/ The spectacular trail from Cumberland, Maryland to Downtown Pittsburgh Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:22:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://gaptrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-GAP-Favicon_Circle-Icon-512x512-1-32x32.png Press Archives - Great Allegheny Passage https://gaptrail.org/category/press/ 32 32 AAA World Lauds Great Allegheny Passage https://gaptrail.org/aaa-world-lauds-great-allegheny-passage/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:22:00 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=6338 “Riders enjoy nearly 150 uninterrupted miles of bucolic landscapes, tumbling waterfalls, river views, railroad trestles and charming towns that implore cyclists to stop and stay awhile,” writes Erin Gifford for […]

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]]> Pittsburgh Quarterly Photo Essay Captures GAP Bicyclists https://gaptrail.org/pittsburgh-quarterly-photo-essay-captures-gap-bicyclists/ Wed, 16 Nov 2022 17:35:28 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=5491 Photographer John Beale’s splendid photo essay of bicyclists along the Great Allegheny Passage graces the webpage of Pittsburgh Quarterly. Beale captured shots of day-trippers and thru-riders between Downtown Pittsburgh and […]

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]]> GAP Featured Among “America’s Great Trails” in Exclusive Wondrium Documentary Series https://gaptrail.org/gap-featured-among-americas-great-trails-in-exclusive-wondrium-documentary-series/ Wed, 05 Oct 2022 16:38:30 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=5441 The Great Allegheny Passage is one of just six long-distance footpaths featured in “America’s Great Trails,” a new 28-minute documentary by Red Rock Films and available to stream online at […]

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]]> Lonely Planet Editor Lauds “Gorgeous” GAP as One-of-a-Kind Bicycle Adventure https://gaptrail.org/lonely-planet-editor-lauds-gorgeous-gap-as-one-of-a-kind-bicycle-adventure/ Fri, 23 Sep 2022 20:12:00 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=5416 After a week on the Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal Towpath, Lonely Planet editor Sebastian Modak’s exclaims that “a gorgeous, winding bike trail with regular water pumps, bike repair […]

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]]> GAP Featured in National Geographic Traveller UK https://gaptrail.org/gap-featured-in-national-geographic-traveller-uk/ Thu, 02 Jun 2022 15:50:40 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=5224 Writer Joe Sills says that “to cycle along the Great Allegheny Passage is to ride through the pages of Pittsburgh history” in an article published in the June 2022 edition […]

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]]> GAP Named Best of the Blue Ridge https://gaptrail.org/gap-named-best-of-the-blue-ridge/ Fri, 04 Feb 2022 18:33:28 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=4295 The Great Allegheny Passage was named one of the top three destinations for biking in the 2022 Best of The Blue Ridge Readers Choice Awards conducted by Blue Ridge Outdoors. […]

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]]> Bicycling Magazine Designates GAP in 2022 “Best Travel” Awards https://gaptrail.org/bicycling-magazine-designates-gap-in-2022-best-travel-awards/ Mon, 10 Jan 2022 17:58:09 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=4155 Editors at Bicycling named the Great Allegheny Passage to its 2022 list of "dream rides" around the world, encouraging you to "glide through Pennsylvania’s sights and sounds without subjecting yourself to the state’s punchy climbs."

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]]> GAP Named Best Place for Fall Foliage in Maryland https://gaptrail.org/gap-named-best-place-for-fall-foliage-in-maryland/ Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:49:55 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=3621 Editors at Real Simple note that the Great Allegheny Passage features spectacular views year-round, “but the brightest burst of color in mid-October is arguably the best time to pick up […]

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]]> New Book Brings GAP History to Life https://gaptrail.org/new-book-brings-gap-history-to-life/ Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:43:50 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=3590 Discover Bill Metzger’s inimitable style — humor blended with serious scholarship — in the second edition of his Great Allegheny Passage Companion, newly available by the author. Inside, Metzger makes […]

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]]> GAP Featured in Condé Nast Traveler https://gaptrail.org/gap-featured-in-conde-nast-traveler/ Thu, 29 Jul 2021 18:12:40 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=3549 Considering a solo trek on the Great Allegheny Passage? Read How Author Jennifer Weiner Learned to Love Cycling Alone, a lovely featured interview in Condé Nast Traveler that describes the […]

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