Alt Text Map of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, which travels through Washington, DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. The Great Allegheny Passage, represented as a red line, ripples down the length of the map past dozens of amenities, sites, and features. Extended Description A compass at the top right corner of the map indicates that north is off to the right in this view. The Great Allegheny Passage is measured in miles from Cumberland, Maryland at the bottom of the map to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania near the top, just beyond the 145-mile marker to the northwest. This description will start at the bottom and work its way up, following the order of the trail mileage markers. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath winds up through the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park from the lower edge of the map to connect with the Great Allegheny Passage in Cumberland, which has parking, restrooms, food service, a grocery store, lodging, visitor information, and bicycle rental/repairs. Corrigan, Barrelville, Woodcock Hollow with parking, and Frostburg, which has parking, restrooms, food service, grocery store, lodging, visitor information, and bicycle rental/repairs, are spaced out along the first 15 miles of the trail. The Great Allegheny Passage enters Pennsylvania just past mile marker 20. Meadow Mountain stretches across the map in this area, where the trail passes Deal, which has parking; Sand Patch, also with parking; and Meyersdale, which has parking, restrooms, visitor information, food service, grocery store, and lodging. Continuing upward are Garrett with food service and grocery store; parking and restrooms; Rockwood with bicycle rental/repairs, food service, grocery store, lodging, and campgrounds for a fee; and nearby parking, restrooms and visitor information. Markleton, which has parking, restrooms, and lodging, is near the 50-mile mark. Next are Fort Hill with parking; Harnedsville with parking, restrooms, and lodging; Confluence with parking, restrooms, bicycle rental/repairs, canoe/kayak/raft rental, food service, grocery store, lodging, and campgrounds for a fee; Outflow Campground with free primitive campsites, parking, restrooms, and picnic areas; and Ramcat with parking and restrooms. In Ohiopyle State Park, Ohiopyle has parking, restrooms, picnic areas, visitor information, free primitive campsites, bicycle rental/repairs, canoe/kayak/raft rental, lodging, grocery store, and food service. The Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail extends to the right along Laurel Hill to pass Laurel Ridge State Park, Forbes State Forest, Laurel Hill State Park, Kooser State Park, Linn Run State Park, Laurel Mountain State Park, and Laurel Mountain Village. No stops are named over the next ten miles until just past mile 85, where the trail travels past Bowest; Connellsville, which has bicycle rental/repairs, canoe/kayak/raft rentals, lodging, grocery store, food service, and campgrounds for a fee; a site with parking, restrooms, picnic areas, and drinking water at a trailhead; Adelaide with campgrounds for a fee, grocery store, and food service; Dawson with bicycle rentals/repairs, canoe/kayak/raft rentals, lodging, grocery store, and food service; Dickerson Run with parking; Linden Hall with lodging and food service; and, near mile 100, Roundbottom Campground with picnic areas and a free primitive campsite. Continuing on are Layton with canoe/kayak/raft rentals and food service; Perryopolis with canoe/kayak/raft rentals, lodging, and food service; Whitsett with parking, restrooms, and picnic areas; Van Meter; Smithson with parking, restrooms, picnic area, canoe/kayak/raft rentals, lodging, grocery store, and food service; Cedar Creek Park with parking, restrooms, visitor information, picnic areas, bicycle rental/repairs, and food service; West Newton with parking, restrooms, bicycle rental/repairs, canoe/kayak/raft rentals, lodging, grocery store, and food service; Smithdale; Sutersville with parking, restrooms, grocery store, and food service; Blythedale; Industry; and, at mile 120, Buena Vista with parking, restrooms, and picnic areas. The next ten miles pass Dravo Cemetery Campground, which has restrooms, drinking water at trailhead, picnic areas, and free primitive campsites; Greenock with parking, food service, and picnic areas; Boston with parking, restrooms, visitor information, picnic areas, bicycle rental/repairs, canoe/kayak/raft rentals, lodging, and food services; and Versailles with a grocery store and food services. Just past Port Vue and McKeesport, which has a grocery store and food service, the Monongahela River, which has been snaking ever-nearer the Great Allegheny Passage, crosses it near mile 130 and then runs alongside the trail for the rest of its length. The Clairton Connector (on road) connects the Great Allegheny Passage with the southern leg of the Montour Trail. The final fifteen miles of the Great Allegheny Trail include a short section where the hitherto solid red line is dotted for a few miles, indicating that it was a planned trail when this map was made. The trail makes its way past McKees Point Park with parking, restrooms, drinking water at trail head, and picnic areas; Duquesne; and Homestead with parking, grocery store, and food service before ending in Pittsburgh. Just north of Pittsburgh, the Allegheny River and Monongahela River branch in an upside-down V from the Ohio River. Several trails above Pittsburgh create a rough circle to the left of the Ohio River. Moving counterclockwise from near the river, these include the Montour Trail, which begins at about one o’clock and curves up and over to the left to end at six o’clock. The planned Airport Connector branches upward at noon and Panhandle Trail cuts across the Montour Trail at about ten o’clock. The Bethel Park Branch extends to our left at eight o’clock. The South Side Trail, Eliza Furnace Trail, and Duck Hollow Trail move down from near Pittsburgh to parallel the Great Allegheny Passage, which extends below. Legend A scale in the upper right corner of the map measures 5 kilometers and 5 miles. A legend in the upper left corner reads as follows: Solid red line for Completed trail, Dashed red line for Planned trail, and Black band with a number for Trail mileage marker. Two columns of symbols represent Trailhead parking, Restrooms, Visitor information, Campground (fee), Primitive campsite (free), Drinking water at trailhead, Bicycle rental/repairs, Canoe/kayak/raft rental, Lodging, Grocery store, Food service, and Picnic area. The legend is followed by text reading: Horses are permitted only on the grassy areas between: Boston and Connellsville, Rockwood and Garrett, Frostburg and the state line. Cyclists: approach horses with caution. Elevations (feet above sea level) Pittsburgh, 720’ McKeesport, 752’ West Newton, 769’ Connellsville, 905’ Ohiopyle, 1,230’ Confluence, 1,353’ Rockwood, 1,826’ Meyersdale, 2,106’ Deal, 2,390’ Frostburg, 1,832’ Cumberland, 605’