Day 45, Sunday, 7 July, Elizabeth to Confluence

Today was the first of two days on the GAP, the Great Allegheny Passage. The GAP is a rails to trials path the connects (almost) Pittsburgh to Cumberland, MD. we started with a short ride to a breakfast restaurant. Stephanie joined us there and directed us for the short trip to meet the GAP. the GAP is a great bike trail. Since it is an old rail line, all the grades are slight. The path is typically one wide lane of smooth dirt with a scattering of fine gravel. We were going "uphill" easily at 12-14 mph. The path follows the Youghiogheny River and trees on one or both side of path created canopy on many segments. We followed the path to Confluence and camped at a campground that the US Army Corps of Engineers designed and operate.  

We rode 67.01 miles at an average speed of 11.6 mph. My maximum speed was 32.8 mph.

We enter the GAP

A typical portion of the trail

Rest stop

Trial from rest stop

A view of the river from the trail

Kayakers

More trail

More river

We don't let no fallen trees stop us

Crossing a bridge looking north

The bridge

Looking south

Coming into Ohiopyle

A deer as we entered Confluence 

My camp