Due to extreme heat and life, I have not been on the trail for a bit. So, I will be skipping the Ohioply area for a short time. The post below was hiked during the spring. I started the trail near my house when Covid19 had everyone on lock down and my local park was so filled with people that […]
The Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail is a total of 149 miles. If you only have a short time to see the trail or the weather is bad or have young children, below is the top 7 short hikes/biking that are must sees in the first 50 miles. The stops can be as long or as short as you want […]
Harnedsville to Confluence is a short hike of about 2 miles. It is a great little hike. Mile 59-Traffic Tunnel, Little Red Bird, Twisted Vines, White Flower, and A Little Stream The walk starts out at the Harnedsville Parking Area. But look behind because the picture on the heading is the Casselman River that is right behind the picture just […]
The Fort Hill to Harnedsville is beautiful but has nothing exciting along the path. It does have some great views of the Casselman River at the Harnedsville marker but otherwise it is nothing special. I did see a little baby frog or toad but he moved so fast that I did not get a picture. This is a great greenery […]
So far, I have hiked about 105 mile of the GAP Trail plus the extra 95 back to the van. I started the trail in Pittsburgh in sections as the Covid19 had everyone on lock down and my local park was to full to walking in and social distant. But the trail only had a few people if any when […]
The trail from Rockwood to Markleton is very pretty like most of the trail. But for me it was the worst and the best. I got to see lots of little toads all over the trail but I also saw three live snakes and one dead snake. Most likely because the toads had just hatched along the side of the […]
The trail from Garrett to Rockwood has the Casselman River following even when you can’t see it through the Greenery. June has so much greenery that you can’t see down to the Casselman River. But the upside of this area is waterfalls, cool rocks walls, camping areas, bed and breakfast at Rockwood near the trail, and lots of great views. […]
This section of the trail has the Salisbury Viaduct which should have been for two trains across but ended up only carry one. The Viaduct is 1,908 feet long and over 100 feet high. For anyone that does not like heights, this is vertigo to the max. I am not a fan of heights myself so this was not as […]
Mile 28 ish to 29-Sand Patch Parking, Creek, and a Turtle Sand Patch is just a little parking area with little else. But a nice place to start a day. As you walk/bike towards Meyersdale, you start on a straight away…. With wonderful views of the top of the mountain. A nice bridge up a head goes over a creek. […]
Deal to Sand Patch is just a very flat little walk. Both Deal and Sand Patch are just parking areas. This bit of trail has a lot of little bridges, a few farms, some rock walls, and a few animals. Deal marks 1/6 of the trail is complete but also the end of the large elevations uphill. The E. Continental […]