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The Great Allegheny Passage is a bicycle and foot trail currently under construction that will run for 150 miles (240 km) from Cumberland, Maryland to Point State Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a 52-mile (83 km) branch to the Pittsburgh International Airport. When complete, this rail trail will link up with the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal towpath trail, which runs for 185 miles (296 km) between Cumberland and Washington, DC.
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[edit] Trail development
The Allegheny Trail Alliance is a group of seven trail organizations who have joined together to bring this trail to completion. The affiliated trails and the lengths of their trails are:
| Trail | Completed Mileage (km)[1] |
Mileage Underway (km) |
Total Mileage (km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Rivers Heritage Trail | 1.5 (2.4) | 5 (8) | 6.5 (10.4) |
| Steel Valley Trail | 4 (6.4) | 10 (16) | 14 (22.4) |
| Montour Trail | 40 (64.4) | 7 (11.3) | 47 (75.7) |
| Youghiogheny River Trail, North | 43 (68.8) | 0 | 43 (68.8) |
| Youghiogheny River Trail, South | 28 (44.8) | 0 | 28 (44.8) |
| Allegheny Highlands Trail in Pennsylvania | 41 (66.0) | 0 | 41 (66.0) |
| Allegheny Highlands Trail in Maryland | 12 (19.3) | 9 (14.5) | 21 (33.8) |
| Great Allegheny Trail total | 200.5 (320.8) | ||
| At Cumberland the ATA system connects with the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath | |||
| C&O Canal Towpath | 184.5 (295.4) | 0 | 184.5 (295.4) |
| Total including C & O Canal | 385.0 (616.0) | ||
[edit] Construction plans
The 9 mile section between Woodcock Hollow and Cumberland is scheduled to be complete December 6, 2006.[2] At that time 130 miles of continuous trail will be open from Boston, Pennsylvania to Cumberland, Maryland.
[edit] Reference
[edit] See also
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
- Montour Trail
- Youghiogheny River Trail
- List of rail trails
[edit] External links
- Allegheny Trial Alliance - comprehensive GAP web site
- Three Rivers Heritage Trail web site
- Steel Valley Trail
- Youghiogheny River Trail
- Pennsylvania DNR Rail Trail web page
- Allegheny Highlands Trail in Maryland
- U.S. National Park Service, C&O Canal Towpath web page
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