Upcoming · Pittsburgh to Cumberland, Pennsylvania and Maryland

Great Allegheny Passage

Oct 21 to 25, 2026

A hundred and fifty self-supported miles on the Great Allegheny Passage, from the fountain at the Point in Pittsburgh to Mile 0 in Cumberland. Four nights at trailside camps, a lunch stop every day, and a net loss of a hundred feet. Ryan and Mark planned it, and both have ridden it before.

4: Nights
2: Riders
150: Miles
1,386: Feet up
12: Stops

The ground

Pittsburgh to Cumberland, stop by stop

Every pin is a stop on Ryan and Mark's itinerary: the start, four nights of camp, the lunch stops and the finish. They are green because Ryan and Mark have ridden the route before, and each links to the map listing its coordinate was read off.

Pins mark the stops on the itinerary: camps, lunch and the two ends of the route. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

The plan

Five days, one direction

Each day ends at a camp on the trail. Temperatures are the itinerary's averages for late October, not a forecast.

Wednesday
Oct 21
Pittsburgh to Dravo
Riding
27.4 miles, 35 ft of climbing. An afternoon start from the Point. Average high 61°F, low 41°F.
Thursday
Oct 22
Dravo to Connellsville
Riding
33.2 miles, 160 ft of climbing. Lunch in West Newton. Average high 61°F, low 41°F.
Friday
Oct 23
Connellsville to Confluence
Riding
28 miles, 425 ft of climbing. Lunch in Ohiopyle. Average high 60°F, low 39°F.
Saturday
Oct 24
Confluence to Meyersdale
Riding
29.5 miles, 766 ft of climbing, the biggest day. Lunch in Rockwood. Average high 58°F, low 37°F.
Sunday
Oct 25
Meyersdale to Cumberland
Riding
31.9 miles and 1,486 ft of descending. Lunch in Frostburg, then a U-Haul back to Pittsburgh for the bike boxes and the luggage, and the drive home. Average high 61°F, low 39°F.

The list

Where we stop

In trail order, west to east. GAP mile markers count down from Pittsburgh to zero at Cumberland.

Point State Park Fountain
Start
Where the Allegheny and the Monongahela meet to make the Ohio, and where the trail leaves Pittsburgh. Wednesday afternoon.
Pinned at: The fountain at the tip of the Point, which OpenStreetMap has as Point State Park Fountain.
Where we read about it Where the pin came from
Dravo Hiker-Biker Campground
Night 1 · GAP mile 122.6
The first night, 27 miles out of the city.
Pinned at: The campground as OpenStreetMap maps it, beside the trail at Dravo.
Where we read about it Where the pin came from
Fox's Pizza Den
Lunch, day 2 · GAP mile 114.1
106 Collinsburg Road, West Newton.
Pinned at: The restaurant as OpenStreetMap has it in West Newton, where it is tagged Fox's Pizza.
Where we read about it Where the pin came from
Connellsville Hiker-Biker Campground
Night 2 · GAP mile 89.4
Free and first come, first served: a grassy field for twenty to thirty tents, four Adirondack shelters, water, a composting toilet and a red 1956 B&O caboose. No open fires.
Pinned at: The campground as the Great Allegheny Passage's own trail map places it, under the Connellsville Gateway Arch.
Where we read about it Where the pin came from
Ohiopyle Bakery and Sandwich Shoppe
Lunch, day 3 · GAP mile 71.9
15 Sherman Street, Ohiopyle.
Pinned at: The shop as OpenStreetMap has it on Sherman Street.
Where we read about it Where the pin came from
Outflow Campground
Night 3 · GAP mile 61.4
Confluence, below the Youghiogheny River Lake dam.
Pinned at: The middle of the campground as OpenStreetMap outlines it, Youghiogheny River Lake Outflow Campground.
Where we read about it Where the pin came from
Rock City Express
Lunch, day 4 · GAP mile 43.8
Rockwood. One of two lunch options there.
Pinned at: The building OpenStreetMap has as Rock City Express, in Rockwood.
Where we read about it Where the pin came from
Trailhead Brewing Company
Lunch, day 4 · GAP mile 43.8
402 Main Street, Rockwood. The other lunch option.
Pinned at: The brewery as the Great Allegheny Passage's own trail map places it on Main Street.
Where we read about it Where the pin came from
Pennsylvania Maple Festival Park
Night 4 · GAP mile 31.9
120 Meyers Avenue, Meyersdale. Tent sites with fire pits, restrooms and showers, open through October 31.
Pinned at: The campground as the Great Allegheny Passage's own trail map places it on Meyers Avenue.
Where we read about it Where the pin came from
LG's Pizzeria and Pub
Lunch, day 5 · GAP mile 15.5
113 East Main Street, Frostburg. After the Big Savage Tunnel and the Mason-Dixon line, and nearly all of it downhill from here.
Pinned at: The restaurant as the Great Allegheny Passage's own trail map places it on East Main Street.
Where we read about it Where the pin came from
GAP Mile 0
Finish
The end of the Great Allegheny Passage in Cumberland, where the C&O Canal towpath carries on to Washington.
Pinned at: The Mile 0 marker, which OpenStreetMap has as a node on the trail.
Where we read about it Where the pin came from
U-Haul, North Mechanic Street
The ride home
847 North Mechanic Street, Cumberland. A truck back to Pittsburgh for the bike boxes and the luggage.
Pinned at: The address point OpenStreetMap has for 847 North Mechanic Street.
Where we read about it Where the pin came from