May 13, 2025
The Comfort Inn shuttle took me to Ohiopyle this morning so that all 20 of my bike miles would be one way. Great Allegheny Passage from Cumberland, Md to Pittsburg is mostly lightly downhill, so I made a conscious decision to travel west. Ohiopyle has a very nice state park with excellent visitor's center right on the river and falls. I'm told the Youghiogheny River is not this full much of the year, but right now it is raging!
The only trouble is, it rained all day. I headed out on a very firm crushed gravel trail. I crossed the river on two converted railroad bridges and got moving. Everything is so green and lush. The former railroad route runs along the south slope of the gorge, with little waterfalls cascading down and disappearing through culverts. There are benches and mile markers along the way with only a few shelters. I got wet! Esther had given me a car survival kit that included a one-size-fits-most, but we all know I am not most! It did help for a bit, but I took a long, warm shower when I got back to the hotel.
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