Great Allegheny Passage

I had a wonderful time. Josh & Raina were great guides and made everything go smoothly. Josh has a seemingly encyclopedic knowledge of the flora & fauna that we saw which added great insight into the trip.   Rating: Excellent ***** Jim Thale Deerfield, IL   Traveled in September of 2014...

CSX appropriately making an appearance this morning - sending off this crew of Great Allegheny Passage Rail Trail (formerly the Western Maryland Railroad) riders! Have a great trip!       This group is loading up and departing from the Wilderness Voyageurs base in Ohiopyle. Join us on a...

Meet the Easy Riders! These lucky people are on the trail as we sit at our computers - they're riding, we're dreaming about riding. They headed out this morning - it was a little grey and a little overcast, but just the right temperature to ride the Great...

Ohiopyle Bike Trail Bridge Well it is a bit of a misnomer..  There really is not an Ohiopyle Bike Trail.  That is the local name for the Great Allegheny Passage.   The Great Allegheny Passage or the GAP as it is know by cycling enthusiasts stretches from...

Ride the GAP End to End in 2013!   Wilderness Voyageurs is introducing a new 4 day Inn to Inn journey from Homestead, PA to Cumberland, Maryland.  This trip will cover the Great Allegheny Passage at a relaxed pace and will allow for plenty of...

Ohiopyle does exist when summer is over Labor Day is over, the crowds are gone. Not a cloud in the sky, crisp fresh air every morning.  It's the best time of year to be in Ohiopyle.   Fall is my favorite season around here. The summer routine...

A good town bike for the guides needs to do three things: 1: Be mechanically sound enough to make trips from the store to town all day. 2: Keep employees off of our nice Cannondale Comfort rental bikes. 3: Survive drunken crashes. With those things in mind, I grabbed a can of...

V-brakes are used on almost all hybrid bikes and most older mountain bikes. They're simple, powerfull and easy to adjust. Here's how to work on them. For this job, you'll need a small philips or flathead screwdriver and a 5mm hex wrench: The brakes are adjustable at...

Dear Bill, Travis, Gary, Heather and all the other staff members who were part of making my bike trip so special,   There are no amount of words that can express how wonderful and memorable my bike trip was with your organization. From my first conversation with...

Great Allegheny Passage News Beginning Friday, July 2, the West Newton Bridge walking deck will be Reopened to pedestrian and bicycle traffic only - just in time for the Fourth of July festivities. On June 22, the West Newton Bridge was closed so that a substructural...