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FOR BUSINESSES  About Trail Towns  Invest Along the Trail  Expand Your Business  Business Opportunities FOR TRAIL USERS  Explore Our Towns  Riding the Trail  Visit Laurel Highlands TRAIL TOWNS   WEST NEWTON    CONNELLSVILLE   OHIOPYLE   CONFLUENCE   ROCKWOOD   MEYERSDALE   NEARBY TOWNS Sign up for our email newsletter!	Riding the Trail We’d love to help you plan your ride along the Great Allegheny Passage! Whether you’re planning a day ride, overnight trip, or to go the distance and ride the trail start-to-finish, here’s some of what you need to know: The Great Allegheny Passage offers nearly level trail riding for people of all ages and experience levels. The trail stretches 132 miles from Cumberland, MD, to just outside of Pittsburgh (McKeesport). The final nine miles to Pittsburgh is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2008.   The Passage connects to the C&O Canal Towpath in Cumberland, making possible the 316-mile ride from Washington, D.C. to McKeesport. Most people making this trip spend 5-7 days riding one way, and arrange for transportation back to their starting point. Common modes of transport consist of self-shuttling, renting a one-way car, and employing private shuttling services. Amtrak is sometimes used by people making the complete D.C. to Pittsburgh trip. Find most everything you need to know at www.greatalleghenypassage.org, including:   • Sample trips, maps, and nearby points of interest • Others riders’ trip reports • Equipment needed • Trail grade, elevations, and average trail travel speed • Trail Town amenities, like bike rentals/shops, lodging, and restaurants • Trail rules and etiquette • An online trail store with TrailBook and other publications If you don’t find what you’re looking for at the site, speak with a trail concierge at (888) 282-BIKE or email atamail@atatrail.org. Want to discover other points of interest while visiting? Be sure to visit www.laurelhighlands.org and www.visitpittsburgh.org, and, for information about Maryland, www.ahtmtrail.org and www.mdmountainside.com. Making the complete trip between Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.? Visit these helpful sites for information on attractions and amenities along the C&O Canal Towpath: www.bikecando.com www.bikewashington.org www.washington.org Did you know? The Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal Towpath together make up part of the Potomac National Heritage Trail. The Potomac is one of only eight national heritage trails and stretches from Pittsburgh to the Chesapeake Bay!  In 2007, the Great Allegheny Passage was the first trail to be named to the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's Hall of Fame.