Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) plus Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towpath
Name: Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) plus Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towpath
Start/Finish: Because it is a roundtrip route on a dedicated path, it can start anywhere along the path, as long as it is finished in the same spot. Starting at one of the two termini (Pittsburgh or Washington, D.C.) or in Oldtown, MD at the half-way point is a good choice.
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Distance: 688.5 miles
Description: Many have done the G.A.P. Many have done the C&O Canal Towpath. Many have done both. But not so many have done both roundtrip. It is 685 miles of almost flat dirt, gravel, and crushed rock with no cars. There are many campsites and towns for re-supply along the way. It is a beautiful though sometimes monotonous stretch of eastern mixed deciduous woodland, paralleling major rivers like the Potomac much of the way. Because it is a round trip route, in my opinion one can start anywhere, as long as you do the full round trip, finishing where you start.
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Men: Keith Sockman, June 10, 2023, 149.5 Hours, (just over 6 days)
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Name: Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) plus Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towpath
Start/Finish: Because it is a roundtrip route on a dedicated path, it can start anywhere along the path, as long as it is finished in the same spot. Starting at one of the two termini (Pittsburgh or Washington, D.C.) or in Oldtown, MD at the half-way point is a good choice.
GPX: Link to Route
Distance: 688.5 miles
Description: Many have done the G.A.P. Many have done the C&O Canal Towpath. Many have done both. But not so many have done both roundtrip. It is 685 miles of almost flat dirt, gravel, and crushed rock with no cars. There are many campsites and towns for re-supply along the way. It is a beautiful though sometimes monotonous stretch of eastern mixed deciduous woodland, paralleling major rivers like the Potomac much of the way. Because it is a round trip route, in my opinion one can start anywhere, as long as you do the full round trip, finishing where you start.
Unsupported:
Men: Keith Sockman, June 10, 2023, 149.5 Hours, (just over 6 days)
Women:
Supported:
Men:
Women:
Team:
Para: