Welcome to Ohiopyle – the heart of Pennsylvania’s best rail-trail biking. Whether you’re riding the Great Allegheny Passage or looking for rentals and routes, we’re your local experts based right here in town.
Our flagship bike shop and headquarters are located in downtown Ohiopyle. Stop in for:
The Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) is a 150-mile car-free rail-trail stretching from Pittsburgh to Cumberland, MD, and Ohiopyle is one of its most scenic stops. The GAP trail parallels the Youghiogheny River through Ohiopyle State Park, in the Laurel Highlands. This beautiful car-free trail has an easy two-percent grade and a smooth-rolling crushed limestone surface. Along the GAP trail you’ll see waterfalls, creeks, forests, meadows and the rapids of the Yough River. The GAP trail begins in Pittsburgh, PA and extends to Cumberland, MD where it connects with the C&O Canal Towpath that goes all the way to Washington, D.C.
Explore the trail for day (bike rentals available) or join one of our fully supported bike tours with 4, 6 and 3 day options on Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal Towpath. Want to tour on your own? We offer GAP Bike Shuttles.
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Just visiting for the day? Rent high-quality bikes for a self-guided ride on the GAP trail:
Wilderness Voyageurs has a great selection of bike rentals in Ohiopyle. We have road bikes, rail-trail bikes and mountain bikes. We also rent kid carts and tag-alongs, so your friends and family can all enjoy the terrific bike riding in Ohiopyle.
Wilderness Voyageurs has been renting bikes in Ohiopyle since 1986! Today, you can choose from more than 100 bikes at our two locations in Ohiopyle. We have the right bike for you and everyone in your family. The Great Allegheny Passage, one of America’s most famous Rail-Trails, is nearly flat and runs through the center of town. It’s great for a casual day on a bike. Rent a bike for an hour or for the day, whatever suits your Ohiopyle plans.
Main Bike Rental Location: Grab a bike from our main location at 103 Garrett Street, adjacent to the railroad tracks at the north entrance to Ohiopyle. If you’re arriving from the Donegal or Seven Springs area, we are the first building you will encounter upon arrival to Ohiopyle. This location is open year round and bike rentals are available every day.
GAP Trail Bike Rentals & Full Service Ohiopyle Bike Shop: Our second location is adjacent to the Great Allegheny Passage across from the old Ohiopyle State Park Visitors Center (the old train station) and behind Falls Market. This is our full-service bike shop and the most complete bike repair facility in Ohiopyle. No matter what the problem is with your bike, we can get you back on the trail! This location opens on the weekends in April. In mid-May through October, the bike shop is open every day.
Ohiopyle State Park, the largest state park in Pennsylvania, has more than 30 miles of mountain biking trails. More are being built every year! Trails currently open to mountain biking include the Sugarloaf Trail System, Kim, Kentuck, Pressley Ridge, McCune and Baughman. These trails are shared with other users, so use proper trail etiquette! For the most recent information on open trails and trail conditions check in with the Ohiopyle Biking Club.
There are trail systems north and south of Ohiopyle. Seven Springs resort, 18 miles north of town, has a downhill course and 20 miles of singletrack. If you start your ride on top of the mountain, you can spend your whole ride on top of the ridge. Hidden Valley Ski Resort also has a trail system, but it’s less developed and involves a little more climbing. Keep heading north and you will crest the Laurel Ridge. This area has miles of beautiful, technical trails. The higher elevation makes it a little cooler in the summer. The best trailhead for Laurel Ridge is at the old Laurel Mountain Ski Area, off of Route 30.
If you’re going south of Ohiopyle, set your sights on Quebec Run. This is technical and difficult riding with rock gardens and lots of hills. Due to the heavy tree cover, the rocks are almost always slippery. The trails drain well after rains, though! Expert riders will have a lot of fun, but Quebec Run might be too intense for beginners.
Keep heading south just over the border into West Virginia, and you’ll find Coopers Rocks State Park. About 20 miles of fun, technical singletrack await you, with amazing views of the Cheat Canyon.
For the gravel road riding enthusiast…
The state park itself has lots of mountain bike trails, but you can make a bigger loop by connecting to the State Game Lands 51 and State Game Lands 111. You can access SGL 111 from parking lots on Maple Summit, then connect trails and roads all the way down to Confluence. Complete the loop by hopping on the Great Allegheny Passage. To explore SGL 51, ride out of town north on the GAP, then head east at the gate by Camp Carmel. You can loop back through the Mitchell Field parking area and the Jonathan Run trail system. Stop into the shop or call us at 855-550-7705 for more detailed directions and pointers.
If you want to go road biking in Ohiopyle, embrace the hills! Any direction out of town starts with a 1000 foot climb. But once you head into the countryside there are miles of rolling country roads with minimal traffic. Our Thursday night group ride usually rides a 25-mile route, and we only see a handful of cars. Join us on a ride! We leave at 5:00 p.m. from Garrett Street. More details on Ohiopyle road biking options.
Whether you’re planning a weekend ride or a full GAP trail journey, Wilderness Voyageurs is here to help.