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Great Allegheny Passage
Length150 mi (240 km)
LocationWestern Pennsylvania and Maryland
Designation
TrailheadsCumberland, Maryland
39°38′55″N 78°45′44″W / 39.64863°N 78.76210°W / 39.64863; -78.76210
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
40°26′06″N 79°59′46″W / 40.43504°N 79.99611°W / 40.43504; -79.99611
UseHiking, cycling
Elevation changewestern: 1,066 feet (325 m);
eastern 1,786 feet (544 m)
Highest pointEastern Continental Divide just east of Deal, Pennsylvania, 2,392 ft (729 m)
Lowest pointeast end: 606 feet (185 m) at Cumberland, Maryland;
west end: 720 feet (220 m) at Point State Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Grade2% maximum
DifficultyEasy
HazardsSevere weather, Traffic (Pittsburgh)
SurfaceCrushed limestone
Right of wayBaltimore and Ohio Railroad
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
Union Railroad
Western Maryland Railway
Trail map

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Cumberland, MD
6.5
Brush Tunnel
15.5
Frostburg, MD
17.9
Borden Tunnel
20.5
Mason Dixon Line
22.0
Big Savage Tunnel
23.7
Eastern Continental Divide
29.8
Keystone Viaduct
30.3
Bollman Bridge
31.9
Meyersdale, PA
33.7
Salisbury Viaduct
36.5
Garrett, PA
43.8
Rockwood, PA
51.7
Pinkerton Low Bridge
51.9
Pinkerton Tunnel
52.1
Pinkerton High Bridge
61.6
Confluence, PA
71.9
Ohiopyle, PA
88.8
Connellsville, PA
102.2
Perryopolis, PA
114.1
West Newton, PA
128.2
Boston, PA
132.5
McKeesport, PA
140.5
Homestead, PA
144.2
Pittsburgh, PA
147.7
Point State Park
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