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# Great Allegheny Passage

550 km cycle route.

550km

8-13days

easyDifficulty

2,554 mClimbing

yesE-bike friendly

[Plan this route](https://biketrip-planner.com/plan/great-allegheny-passage?days=10&start=pittsburgh&direction=forward) See example stages

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## The route at a glance

The Great Allegheny Passage, or GAP, is a car-free trail of about 150 miles (around 241 km) linking Cumberland, Maryland, with Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It runs through historic railroad tunnels, over viaducts and old railway bridges, through deep forest and along the Youghiogheny River. Grades are gentle, and information boards along the way explain the local nature and history. You stop overnight in towns such as Ohiopyle, Connellsville and McKeesport, often in bed and breakfasts, before rolling into Pittsburgh.

## Example stages

A suggestion with overnight stops in towns along the way. Adjust it to your pace in the planner.

- [8 days](https://www.biketrip-planner.com/en/radrouten/great-allegheny-passage?tage=8#etappen)
- [9 days](https://www.biketrip-planner.com/en/radrouten/great-allegheny-passage?tage=9#etappen)
- [10 days](https://www.biketrip-planner.com/en/radrouten/great-allegheny-passage?tage=10#etappen)
- [11 days](https://www.biketrip-planner.com/en/radrouten/great-allegheny-passage?tage=11#etappen)

1. 1 [Pittsburgh → West Newton](https://www.biketrip-planner.com/en/radrouten/great-allegheny-passage/etappe/pittsburgh-west-newton)326 m up · approx. 4:12 h56 km
2. 2 [West Newton → Dunbar Township](https://www.biketrip-planner.com/en/radrouten/great-allegheny-passage/etappe/west-newton-dunbar-township)249 m up · approx. 3:14 h43 km
3. 3 [Dunbar Township → Lower Turkeyfoot Township](https://www.biketrip-planner.com/en/radrouten/great-allegheny-passage/etappe/dunbar-township-lower-turkeyfoot-township)663 m up · approx. 4:56 h49 km
4. 4 [Lower Turkeyfoot Township → Frostburg](https://www.biketrip-planner.com/en/radrouten/great-allegheny-passage/etappe/lower-turkeyfoot-township-frostburg)489 m up · approx. 5:55 h77 km
5. 5 [Frostburg → Oldtown](https://www.biketrip-planner.com/en/radrouten/great-allegheny-passage/etappe/frostburg-oldtown)130 m up · approx. 3:27 h54 km
6. 6 [Oldtown → Berkeley Springs](https://www.biketrip-planner.com/en/radrouten/great-allegheny-passage/etappe/oldtown-berkeley-springs)193 m up · approx. 3:58 h60 km
7. 7 [Berkeley Springs → Williamsport](https://www.biketrip-planner.com/en/radrouten/great-allegheny-passage/etappe/berkeley-springs-williamsport)115 m up · approx. 3:10 h50 km
8. 8 [Williamsport → Harpers Ferry](https://www.biketrip-planner.com/en/radrouten/great-allegheny-passage/etappe/williamsport-harpers-ferry)173 m up · approx. 4:01 h62 km
9. 9 [Harpers Ferry → Travilah](https://www.biketrip-planner.com/en/radrouten/great-allegheny-passage/etappe/harpers-ferry-travilah)133 m up · approx. 4:18 h69 km
10. 10 [Travilah → Washington](https://www.biketrip-planner.com/en/radrouten/great-allegheny-passage/etappe/travilah-washington)95 m up · approx. 1:56 h29 km

Ø 55 km per day550 km · 2,566 Hm

[Plan this route for me](https://biketrip-planner.com/plan/great-allegheny-passage?days=10&start=pittsburgh&direction=forward) [All stage plans in detail](https://www.biketrip-planner.com/en/radrouten/great-allegheny-passage/in-10-tagen)

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