Maps & trip planning
Plan your ride or walk
An interactive map of the whole network, maps for every chapter, plus the practical facts — surfaces, grades, parking, water, and camping — that make for a smooth day on the trail.
Interactive map
Explore the whole network
Pan and zoom the full Great Allegheny Passage and regional trails — trailheads and amenities, mile markers, street crossings, elevation, and tap-to-measure distance. Use the chips to jump to any chapter.
Legend
Tip: tap a trail line or its label to see its elevation profile.
Prefer paper? Print the trail map
A single-sheet overview of the Great Allegheny Passage and nearby trails — towns, mileages, and trailheads — sized to print or save to your phone before you head out of cell range.
Know before you go
Trip-planning essentials
The questions trail users ask most, answered for the southwestern Pennsylvania rail-trails.
How flat are the trails?
These are rail-trails, so grades almost never exceed 2%. The Great Allegheny Passage is famously gentle, climbing steadily but never steeply between Pittsburgh and the Eastern Continental Divide.
What's the surface like?
Most sections are firm, fine crushed limestone — well suited to hybrid, gravel, and touring bikes, as well as joggers and most strollers. The Steel Valley and McKeesport sections mix in paved stretches.
Where do I park?
Every chapter has marked trailheads with parking — from McKees Point in McKeesport to Lynch Field in Greensburg to the Connellsville trailhead. Each trail page lists its trailheads and addresses.
Where are restrooms and water?
Year-round water and restrooms are at the Connellsville trailhead; seasonal facilities and a visitor center are at the Boston trailhead; and West Newton, Smithton, and others offer restrooms in season.
Can I camp along the way?
Yes. The Yough River chapter runs a campground with Adirondack shelters at the Connellsville trailhead plus a primitive campground at Round Bottom, and the Mon/Yough chapter has a campground in Elizabeth Township near the Boston trailhead.
How do the trails connect?
The Steel Valley Trail links the GAP to Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Heritage Trail and on to Point State Park, and to the Montour Trail toward the airport. At Cumberland, Maryland the GAP meets the C&O Canal Towpath for a continuous route to Washington, D.C.
Trail maps
Maps by chapter
Tap any map for that chapter's full details — trailheads, facilities, highlights, and contacts.
Yough River Trail Council
12.6 miles · Fayette County
Westmoreland Yough Trail Council
9.3 miles · Westmoreland County
Whitsett/Fayette Yough Trail Council
4.5 miles · Fayette County
Steel Valley Trail Council
9.6 miles · Allegheny County
Mon/Yough Trail Council
15.8 miles · Allegheny County
McKeesport Trail Commission
1.6 miles · Allegheny County
Coal and Coke Trail
6.1 miles · Westmoreland County
Westmoreland Heritage Trail
8.5 miles (Saltsburg–Delmont) + 9.3 miles (Export–Trafford) · Westmoreland County
Five Star Trail
7.8 miles · Westmoreland County
Going the distance?
For end-to-end Great Allegheny Passage planning — mile-by-mile maps, lodging, and shuttle services across the full 150-mile route to Cumberland — these partner resources are the best place to start.
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