Ride out to the Meyersdale Area Historical Society's Halloween Fun at the Station event on Saturday, October 30. A cast of historical characters representing local and national figures will be on hand to greet visitors. Explore the model railroad and artifacts from the Western Maryland Railway, including a real caboose painted in livery colors. Enjoy halloween treats and take a spin over the nearby Salisbury Viaduct.
A competitive mountain bike race in varying classes with eligibility for a Super D time trial run with some climbing. The course is not on the Great Allegheny Passage but on single-track within Ohiopyle State Park, including McCune and Sugarloaf Trails. Registration required! Spend the day racing or watching those who dare!
Enjoy sledding, cross-country-skiiing, snowshoeing, family wagon rides, and a food truck in the pristine, snow-covered hills of Ohiopyle State Park, courtesy of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. This annual event is scaled back a bit for COVID, but the temperatures are right and the wintery woods are waiting!
Support Friends of the Riverfront by biking 31 miles in 31 days along the Three Rivers Heritage Trail, Great Allegheny Passage, or on a trail near you. IceCycle is a great way to challenge yourself to get outdoors and moving this winter! Registration is $31 and benefits Friends of the Riverfront's trail maintenance and improvement […]
Register now for one of these great running competitions on the Great Allegheny Passage in Connellsville -- pick from among a 5K walk, 5K run, 10K run, 10 mile run, or half marathon -- starting at Yough River Park. Proceeds support the Yough River Trail Council, which deploys volunteers along the GAP to perform important […]
Join friends from the Mon/Yough Trail Council for this annual event -- either a half marathon or a 5K race -- on the Great Allegheny Passage starting at the parking lot in the hamlet of Boston, right up the Youghiogheny River from McKeesport. This section of the GAP is newly resurfaced, and proceeds from this […]
Don’t miss the syrupy goodness of the Pennsylvania Maple Festival, held in Meyersdale right off the Great Allegheny Passage April 23 and 24, and April 27 to May 1. Meyersdale is Pennsylvania’s “Maple City,” and the 2022 festival features a tree-tapping ceremony, horse-drawn carriage rides, tours of the Historic Meyers Manor Homestead, and maple syrup-making […]
Enjoy this flat group ride with retired geologist Fred Zelt, a Certified League Cycling Instructor through the League of American Bicyclists and Founder of the Social Distance Cycling Club. Fred will bring his knowledge and passion to the Great Allegheny Passage and the geological features near the Eastern Continental Divide and Big Savage Tunnel. The […]
Register for this 10K run, 5K run, and 5K walk, part of the Dawson Sesquicentennial Celebration and the Tri Town Homecoming Weekend. All paid entrants receive a t-shirt. Awards will be presented to the the top three male and female finishers overall and to the top three male and female finishers in each age group. […]
Join friends and fans of the Great Allegheny Passage to screen WQED's brand new one-hour documentary, The Great Ride: Landmarks Along the Trail, before its broadcast premiere on WQED-TV later in June. This fresh look at the Great Allegheny Passage includes in-depth story segments from Downtown Pittsburgh to Cumberland, and cover famous landmarks and less […]
Join friends and fans of the Great Allegheny Passage to screen WQED's brand new one-hour documentary, The Great Ride: Landmarks Along the Trail, before its broadcast premiere on WQED-TV later in June. This fresh look at the Great Allegheny Passage includes in-depth story segments from Downtown Pittsburgh to Cumberland, and cover famous landmarks and less […]
Join friends and fans of the Great Allegheny Passage to screen WQED's brand new one-hour documentary, The Great Ride: Landmarks Along the Trail, before its broadcast premiere on WQED-TV later in June. This fresh look at the Great Allegheny Passage includes in-depth story segments from Downtown Pittsburgh to Cumberland, and cover famous landmarks and less […]
