C&O Canal Trail and Great Allegheny Passage Elevation Charts
How hilly are the C&O trail and GAP? To get a true picture of the elevation changes, take a look at the charts below.
The GAP crosses the Eastern Continental Divide about 1.25 miles west of the Big Savage Tunnel (i.e. on the Pittsburgh side of the tunnel),
between Frostburg and Meyersdale.
High point mile locations:
A - mile 38.5 (approx 75 ft elevation change)
B - 42 (75 ft)
C - 63.4 (150 ft)
D - 67 (150 ft)
E - 74 (125 ft)
F - 76 (125 ft)
G - 80.5 (75 ft)
H - 87 (75 ft)
I - 95.5 (125 ft)
J - 142 (150 ft)
K - 155 (250 ft)
High point mile locations:
A - mile 207.5 (6.5 miles W of Frostburg; 9.5 miles E of Meyersdale)
B - mile 254 (9 miles W of Harnedsville; 2 miles E of Ohiopyle)
C - mile 278.5 (5.25 miles W of Connellsville; 0.25 miles E of Dawson)
D - mile 287 (8.5 miles W of Dawson; 1 mile E of Perryopolis)
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