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Created by Bikabout Updated On: October 26, 2016
340 miles of car-free bike trails between Pittsburgh and Washington, DC, makes the GAP trail and C&O the most desirable multi-day bike tour in the U.S.! www.bikabout.com/great-allegheny-passage-trail
Bike Trail · Point State Park · 2 tips and reviews
Bikabout: GAP MILE 150- 36 acres of state park in downtown Pittsburgh at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers as they form the Ohio River, this park also serves as the trailhead for the GAP.
Bikabout: 340 miles of car-free bike trails between Pittsburgh and Washington, DC, makes the GAP and C&O the most desirable multi-day bike tour in the U.S.! www.bikabout.com/great-allegheny-passage-trail
Hiking Trail · Southside Flats · 2 tips and reviews
Bikabout: GAP MILE 150- 25 miles worth of rail trail on the riverfront in Pittsburgh, offering world class views of downtown and stress-free biking throughout the waterfront.
Bikabout: GAP MILE 146- Originally 2 rail bridges from 1887 and 1900, later both were converted for car use. In 2007 the downstream side was converted to bike and walking only, offering a car-free experience.
Bikabout: GAP MILE 140- Rare surviving examples of pre-WWII iron-making technology, blast furnaces 6 and 7 still tower 92 feet over the Monongahela River reminding us of early 20th century American industry.
Bikabout: Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian compound of rental homes. Pre-arrange a cab ride from Connellsville trailhead to resort. After a night of rest, it's 20 rolling, gorgeous miles to Fallingwater.
Bikabout: GAP MILE 71- Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece, built in 1935, partially cantilevered out over a small waterfall in quiet woods. It is a very hilly 4 miles bike ride from Ohiopyle, but well worth it!
Bikabout: GAP MILE 71- A 20 foot waterfall section spanning the Youghiogheny River in Ohiopyle, with a large grassy park on the banks and a full-service general store near by serving sandwiches and ice cream.
Bikabout: GAP MILE 34- 1,908 feet long, built in 1912 as a railroad bridge, and converted in 1998 for its new role in giving cyclists and hikers spectacular views of the mountains next to Meyersdale, PA.
Bikabout: GAP MILE 31- The first widely-adopted all-metal railroad bridge design, in use since 1852, and still being used by cyclists and hikers on the GAP.
Bikabout: GAP MILE 24- A very short tunnel along the GAP denotes the high point between two watersheds. Everything to the west drains eventually to the Gulf of Mexico and east of it, to the Atlantic Ocean.
Bikabout: GAP MILE 22- The longest tunnel of the GAP at 3,295 feet, located 9 miles southeast of Meyersdale, PA. The tunnel closes between roughly Dec 15 and Apr 10 every winter to protect against ice damage.
Bikabout: GAP MILE 21- Dating to a colonial border dispute between Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware, and still used as the defining line between the North and South regions of the US.
Bikabout: GAP MILE 6- 914 foot long tunnel that was originally dug for 2 train tracks, but used today by only one. The second line was converted to a lit biking and hiking path.
Bikabout: GAP MILE 2- A naturally-occurring narrow valley carved by a river through the Wills Mountain Anticline, used today by several rail lines and roads to access Cumberland, Maryland.
Bikabout: Pretty good craft beer selection includes Flying Dog, Brooklyn, Lagunitas, Victory, Rogue, Dog Fish Head, Magic Hat, Troegs and more. M-Th 4pm-12:30am / F-Sa 4pm-2am
Bikabout: Large Mexican menu including Huevos Rancheros, vegetarian fajitas and carne asada. GF, V M-Th 11am-10pm / F 11am-11pm / Sa 11am-10:30pm / Su 11am-9pm
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historic Park (at MM 155.20), Oldtown, MD
Hiking Trail · 9 tips and reviews
Bikabout: C&O MILE 156- 3,118 feet of canal tunnel near Paw Paw, WV, built to bypass 5 giant swooping bends in the river. It is very long, totally unlit, cool, uneven, and damp, so bring bike lights!
Bikabout: C&O MILE 136-114- A 22.5 mile long paved rail trail from Fort Frederick to Pearre Station, MD, whose smooth, fast surface might prove a welcome respite during wetter weather along the C&O.
Bikabout: C&O MILE 84-89- A formerly washed-out stretch of the C&O that forced a 5-mile detour, repaired and reopened in 2012 as a beautifully paved stretch of path between cliffs and the river.
Bikabout: $35+ Thank goodness Gordon Ramsay of "Hotel Hell" got a hold of this Inn. It now has beautiful accommodations but Karan, the host, though nice, is very quirky.
Bikabout: C&O MILE 61- Historic, quaint town at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, reachable from the trail only by climbing spiral stairs up to the railroad bridge.
Bikabout: C&O MILE 61- A sweeping 4-span railroad bridge over the Potomac at Harper’s Ferry. Either lock your bike to the nearby rack off the C&O or carry it up the spiral staircase to the pedestrian bridge.
Bikabout: C&O MILE 36- Located in Dickerson, Maryland, the only cable ferry service across the Potomac, carrying cars, people, and bikes. 7 days, 5am-11pm. $2 / Bicycle
Bikabout: C&O MILE 14- 800 acres of National Park along the C&O, overlooking the Falls of the Potomac, a spectacular rushing series of waterfalls and islands easily viewed from a series of walkways and bridges.
Bikabout: Higher end lunch and dinner restaurant with beautiful patio. M 5:30-9:30pm / Tu-Th 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30-9:30pm / F-Sa 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30-10pm / Su 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30-9pm
Bikabout: C&O MILE 3- 11 miles of rail trail connecting the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington to Silver Springs. The trail runs alongside the C&O and the Potomac River for its final approach into DC.
Plaza · Northwest Washington · 268 tips and reviews
Bikabout: C&O MILE 0- Park space running about 18 blocks from the Lincoln Memorial at one end, past the Washington Monument, to the US Capitol Building, and bordered by the various Smithsonian Museums.