News Archives - Great Allegheny Passage https://gaptrail.org/category/news/ The spectacular trail from Cumberland, Maryland to Downtown Pittsburgh Wed, 27 Sep 2023 16:05:51 +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 News Archives - Great Allegheny Passage https://gaptrail.org/category/news/ 32 32 New Bicyclist-Friendly Campsites Open in Ohiopyle State Park https://gaptrail.org/new-bicyclist-friendly-campsites-open-in-ohiopyle-state-park/ Fri, 21 Jul 2023 17:16:26 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=6264 Officials at Ohiopyle State Park have opened a new bicyclist-focused, fee-based primitive campground at mile marker 72.6 along the Great Allegheny Passage.  Dubbed High Bridge Biking Campsites, this new overnight […]

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]]> Join Us June 10 for a Great Day on the GAP! https://gaptrail.org/join-up-for-great-day-on-the-gap/ Mon, 03 Apr 2023 14:44:01 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=5838 Bike or hike your way to Cedar Creek Park on June 10 for the 2023 Great Day on the GAP, where you’ll make merry celebrating the Great Allegheny Passage, rain or shine!

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]]> Big Savage Tunnel to Reopen on March 31 https://gaptrail.org/big-savage-tunnel-to-reopen-on-march-31/ Mon, 27 Feb 2023 19:50:45 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=5614 Somerset County will reopen the Big Savage Tunnel on the afternoon of Friday, March 31, making travel between Meyersdale and Frostburg possible on the Great Allegheny Passage once again. Custom […]

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]]> Section of GAP Between Monongahela Wharf and Point State Park to be Fully Rebuilt in 2023 https://gaptrail.org/section-of-gap-between-monongahela-wharf-and-point-state-park-to-be-fully-rebuilt-in-2023/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:05:20 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=5574 After many years of cooperative design work among several state, city, and federal agencies, contractors funded and deployed by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will completely overhaul […]

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]]> New Hydration Station Installed in Boston https://gaptrail.org/new-hydration-station-installed-in-boston/ Fri, 08 Oct 2021 17:34:08 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=3879 Fill your water bottle at this brand-new hydration station installed on the Great Allegheny Passage in Boston! Big thanks to the team at Pennsylvania American Water for their generosity, and to the Mon/Yough Trail Council for their hard work deploying volunteers along this section of the GAP.

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]]> GAP Welcomes State Park Directors https://gaptrail.org/gap-welcomes-state-park-directors/ Wed, 22 Sep 2021 23:18:38 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=3807 Those attending the annual meeting of the National Association of State Park Directors, hosted by Ohiopyle State Park, enjoyed a leisurely ride along the Great Allegheny Passage between Confluence and […]

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]]> Access to C&O Canal Towpath’s Paw Paw Tunnel Restricted; Detour Available https://gaptrail.org/downstream-access-to-paw-paw-tunnel-restricted-detour-available/ Mon, 09 Aug 2021 15:13:02 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=3570 The C&O Canal National Historical Park announced that it resumed work on August 9, 2021 to stabilize rocky slopes along an approximately 1,000-foot length of the C&O Canal Towapath just […]

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]]> Big Savage Tunnel to Reopen for 2021 Season https://gaptrail.org/big-savage-tunnel-to-reopen-for-season-on-april-9/ Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:27:00 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=2306 The Big Savage Tunnel will open for the season on Friday, April 9, 2021.

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]]> New Book Focuses Attention on Trail Town Culture https://gaptrail.org/trailtownbook/ Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=2389 To ride or hike the Great Allegheny Passage is to experience its trail towns. A new book, Deciding on Trails: 7 Practices of Healthy Trail Towns, highlights how trail towns […]

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