I really enjoyed this day. Full of history, sites, views, and very relaxing. The history of this trail includes the Mason Dixon Line, the Big Savage Tunnel, and the Eastern Continental Divide, and the highest point on the Great Allegheny Passage, i.e. everything else is downhill mainly for the rest of the trip to Pittsburgh. Mile 20ish to 21-Mason Dixon […]
This is the nightmare part of the trip. If you are traveling from Cumberland to Pittsburgh. It is a climb from Frostburg, MD to the E. Continental Divide is 560 feet in six miles. Most of it in the 5 miles to the Mason Dixon Line. It is grueling. In addition, this section of the trail which is Frostburg to […]
The Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail is one of the most beautiful trails in the US. It take you through mountains, along rivers, through history, and so much more. The trail is a place to enjoy peaceful contemplation and meet people from different walks of life. And due to weather and a car issue, I was not able to get […]
During this part of the trail, your legs will be giving out as you are doing a slow and steady climb into the clouds. Any mileage that you thing that you can do will go down completely. The upside is the beautiful views of the mountain across from the trails, looking down on Mt. Savage the town, a waterfall (small […]
Along this area of the trail, we have Helmstetter’s “Horseshoe” Curve which is the most photographed sites along the Western Maryland Railway, the Brush Tunnel, the Mountain View stop of the tourist railway, and great views of so many wonderful things. The day that I started this was a bit of apprehension dread that overwhelmed me. It would be the […]
The Great Allegheny Passage has wonderful sites to see and a great place to be alone or with family during the COVID-19. This is the beganing of the trail if you are starting from Cumberland and headed to Pittsburgh, PA. I love Cumberland, MD! It is rich in history. It was a fort, headquarters for George Washington, a key road […]
The Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) is a trail from Cumberland, Maryland to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The GAP Trail is either 149 or 150 miles, depending on what your looking at, long and mainly flat because it once had railroad tracks of the Western Maryland Railway (WM) and the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad (P&LE) which have been removed to make a […]