Day 3 on the GAP – Ohiopyle to Meyersdale

Friday September 8, 2023

A storm came through last night and dropped a good amount of rain. This morning we were pleased to be greeted by sunshine and cooler temperatures.

Leaving Ohiopyle, we traveled through Ohiopyle State Forest along the Youghiogheny River. Leaving the forest we passed through the town of Confluence which occupies peninsulas among the Casselman and Youghiogheny Rivers and Laurel Hill Creek.

Today was our greatest elevation gain, Ohiopyle at 1,230′ to Meyersdale at 2,106′. We traveled through mostly dense forest and some rolling farmlands. It was a steady climb most of the day. The farms added some welcome variety after so much time in the forest.

Pickerton High Bridge 543′ long. Looking toward Pickerton Tunnel.

849′ long Pickerton Tunnel was the first of many tunnels we will be pedaling through.

Some parts of the trail were newly resurfaced. It was a reddish color, granulated and became more compacted with bike travel. The areas not compacted were power robbing. The edges were soft and crumbled under foot.

We caught up with the TuTu Girls in Rockwood. It was picture time again! We discovered that we would all be spending the night at the Levi Deal Mansion in Meyersdale.

A couple miles before arriving in Meyersdale we crossed the Salisbury Viaduct, 1,908 feet long.

View from Salisbury Viaduct showing Flight 23 Memorial Highway in upper left hand corner.

Our last night on the trail we stayed at the Levi Deal Mansion. Perfect in every way.

It was so beautiful and comfortable at the Levi that we all decided to have dinner delivered. We had lots of laughs and a relaxing evening with our new friends, the TuTu Girls. Debby the owner joined us for a glass of wine.