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July 21, 2020

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 89 ish to 94 plus- Connellsville to Dawson

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 […]

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 4 min read
July 19, 2020

Top 7 Stops of the first 50 Miles of the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail with under a 3 Mile Hike/Bike ride!

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 […]

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 5 min read
July 17, 2020

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 59 to 61 ish-Harnedsville to Confluence

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 […]

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 2 min read
July 14, 2020

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 54 ish to 59-Fort Hill to Harnedsville

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 […]

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 7 min read
July 10, 2020

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 50 to 54 plus-Markleton to Fort Hill

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 […]

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 11 min read
July 7, 2020

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail Almost 44 to 50-Rockwood to Markleton

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 […]

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 9 min read
July 3, 2020

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 36 ish to Almost 44-Garrett to Rockwood

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. […]

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 10 min read
June 30, 2020

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 32 to 36 Plus Meyersdale to Garrett

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 […]

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 8 min read
June 26, 2020

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 28 ish to 32-Sand Patch to Meyersdale

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. […]

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 6 min read
June 23, 2020

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 24 ish to 28 ish-Deal to Sand Patch

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 […]

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail 4 min read

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