Day 2: West Newton, PA to Ohiopyle, PA

Today’s Highlights:
Rob and Mary Lou, inn keepers at the Bright Morning B&B, prepared and served us a wonderful breakfast this morning. It topped off a very pleasant stay with them, and we can highly recommend this stop along the GAP trail. We departed just before 9:00 to continue our ride toward DC. Today’s ride was 43 miles, ending in Ohiopyle, PA.

There are very few towns along the trail, and those we traveled past were rather small. The trail felt remote, like a walk deep into a quiet forest. It follows the Youghiogheny River upstream, and although it hugged the river’s shoreline most of the way, the river was often hidden from view by the dense woods. The canopy of trees was pretty to ride through, and the shade helped keep us cooler on this humid summer day.

Around mile 25 we stopped in Connellsville to get some food and water. There was a nice campsite to stop in and a large market conveniently located right at the trail side.

We crossed a few interesting bridges today, the last one led into the town of Ohiopyle. From there we had a great vantage point down into the Youghiogheny River and watched some people rafting and swimming. There is a fun river swimming hole in town and a waterfall just below it. Ohiopyle sits in the middle of Ohiopyle State Park which is popular for river rafting and hiking. Services in town revolve around those activities, but other amenities are minimal. There are not many choices for eating out, and internet service for the general public has not reached this town yet!

We reached Ohiopyle around 2:00, as expected, and had a late lunch at the Café. Then we walked along the river and visited the waterfall. It didn’t take long to walk around the entire town, so we have a little time to relax this evening.

Pictures Of The Day:

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