GREAT ALLEGHENY PASSAGE TRIP PACKAGES by Bike the GAP exclusively for Golden Triangle Bike Rental 2014 SEASON. 7 DAY. PITTSBURGH TO DC Package

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1 GREAT ALLEGHENY PASSAGE TRIP PACKAGES by Bike the GAP exclusively for Golden Triangle Bike Rental 2014 SEASON 7 DAY. PITTSBURGH TO DC Package Cost. $1,299 per person, based on double occupancy. Includes daily luggage transfer. Cost. $750 per person, based on double occupancy. No luggage transfer. Mileage miles per day Meals: breakfast day 2-7, lunch day 3 and 4, dinner day 2 Itinerary: Day 1. Pittsburgh-Connellsville (59 miles) LODGING: Connellsville Bed and Breakfast or similar 8 a.m. or at your discretion. Your ride on the Great Allegheny Passage begins at the western terminus in Point State Park, Downtown Pittsburgh. Lunch. Pack a lunch from Pittsburgh or stop for lunch in West Newton. 4 p.m. or later. Check into your B&B in Connellsville. 7 p.m. Enjoy dinner in town. Day 2. Connellsville-Meyersdale (59 miles) LODGING: Levi Deal Mansion 7-8 a.m. A full, hot breakfast will be provided by your hosts at the B&B. Lunch. Enjoy lunch along the trail in Ohiopyle or Confluence. 4 p.m. or later. Check into your room at the B&B. 7 p.m. Enjoy your included dinner this evening. Day 3. Meyersdale-Cumberland (32 miles) LODGING: Fairfield Inn and Suites. 7-9 a.m. A full, hot breakfast will be provided by your hosts at the B&B.

2 Lunch. Lunch will be provided to you in the morning for your ride. You can also stop for snacks in Frostburg and/or Cumberland. 4 p.m. or later. Check into your room at the Fairfield Inn and Suites. Dinner. Enjoy one of several restaurant options in town. Day 4. Cumberland-Little Orleans (43 miles) LODGING: Town Hill B&B 7-9 a.m. A hot breakfast is included in your stay at the hotel. Lunch. Lunch will be provided to you in the morning for your ride. There are no food options between Cumberland and Little Orleans, so be sure to add water and snacks to your lunch, as needed. 4 p.m. or later. Upon reaching Little Orleans/Fifteen Mile Creek Recreation Area stop in at Bill s Place for dinner. Evening. While at dinner call your B&B shuttle to arrange for pickup and the drive up to the lodging. Day 5. Little Orleans-Williamsport (42 miles) LODGING: Red Roof Inn 7-9 a.m. Enjoy a full, hot breakfast provided by your B&B. You can enjoy much of the day s ride on the paved Western Maryland Rail Trail; options to access the rail trail can be found at its start, in Hancock, and at Ft Frederick. Lunch. Stop for lunch in Hancock. 3 p.m. or later. Check into your rooms at the Red Roof Inn. The inn is located off the trail, in town, along a paved road. You may wish to eat dinner in the lower town before riding up to the rooms. (Directions and recommendations are provided with your trip materials.) Dinner. There are several options in town. Day 6. Williamsport-Harpers Ferry (41 miles) LODGING: Various 7-9 a.m. Enjoy your included breakfast at the Desert Rose Café, just before the trail entrance.

3 Lunch. Take a picnic lunch from the Desert Rose Café OR stop for an hour or more (if your schedule permits) in the lovely college town of Shepherdstown where many dining and boutique shopping options abound. 4 p.m. or later. Check into your rooms in Harpers Ferry. Harpers Ferry is a National Historic Park and offers lots to see and learn. The park is open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dinner. There are many options in town. Day 7. Harpers Ferry-D.C. (60 miles) 7-8 a.m. Enjoy breakfast included in your lodging stay in Harpers Ferry. Lunch. Pack a lunch from Harpers Ferry OR stop for lunch in Brunswick (recommended). By 6 p.m. Congratulations! You ll finish your Great Allegheny Passage ride in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. You will return your rental bikes to the Bike And Roll location on the National Mall. You may also meet your shuttle there and/or luggage if those services were included in your package. (Directions to Milepost 0 in DC and to your Bike and Roll drop off location will be provided in your trip materials.)

4 6 DAY. PITTSBURGH TO DC Package Cost. $1,199 per person, based on double occupancy. Includes daily luggage transfer. Cost. $650 per person, based on double occupancy. No luggage transfer. Mileage miles per day, one day of 75 miles. Meals: breakfast day 2-6, lunch day 3, dinner day 2 Itinerary: Day 1. Pittsburgh-Connellsville (59 miles) LODGING: Connellsville Bed and Breakfast or similar 8 a.m. or at your discretion. Your ride on the Great Allegheny Passage begins at the western terminus in Point State Park, Downtown Pittsburgh. Lunch. Pack a lunch from Pittsburgh or stop for lunch in West Newton. 4 p.m. or later. Check into your B&B in Connellsville. 7 p.m. Enjoy dinner in town. Day 2. Connellsville-Meyersdale (59 miles) LODGING: Levi Deal Mansion 7-8 a.m. A full, hot breakfast will be provided by your hosts at the B&B. Lunch. Enjoy lunch along the trail in Ohiopyle or Confluence. 4 p.m. or later. Check into your room at the B&B. 7 p.m. Enjoy your included dinner this evening. Day 3. Meyersdale-Little Orleans (75 miles) LODGING: Town Hill B&B 7-8 a.m. A full, hot breakfast will be provided by your hosts at the B&B. Lunch. Lunch will be provided to you in the morning for your ride. You can also stop for snacks in Frostburg and/or Cumberland. 4 p.m. or later. Upon reaching Little Orleans/Fifteen Mile Creek Recreation Area stop in at Bill s Place for dinner.

5 Evening. While at dinner call your B&B shuttle to arrange for pickup and the drive up to the lodging. Day 4. Little Orleans-Williamsport (42 miles) LODGING: Red Roof Inn 7-9 a.m. Enjoy a full, hot breakfast provided by your B&B. You can enjoy much of the day s ride on the paved Western Maryland Rail Trail; options to access the rail trail can be found at its start, in Hancock, and at Ft Frederick. Lunch. Stop for lunch in Hancock. 3 p.m. or later. Check into your rooms at the Red Roof Inn. The inn is located off the trail, in town, along a paved road. You may wish to eat dinner in the lower town before riding up to the rooms. (Directions and recommendations are provided with your trip materials.) Dinner. There are several options in town. Day 5. Williamsport-Harpers Ferry (41 miles) LODGING: Various 7-9 a.m. Enjoy your included breakfast at the Desert Rose Café, just before the trail entrance. Lunch. Take a picnic lunch from the Desert Rose Café OR stop for an hour or more (if your schedule permits) in the lovely college town of Shepherdstown where many dining and boutique shopping options abound. 4 p.m. or later. Check into your rooms in Harpers Ferry. Harpers Ferry is a National Historic Park and offers lots to see and learn. The park is open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dinner. There are many options in town. Day 6. Harpers Ferry-D.C. (60 miles) 7-8 a.m. Enjoy breakfast included in your lodging stay in Harpers Ferry. Lunch. Pack a lunch from Harpers Ferry OR stop for lunch in Brunswick (recommended). By 6 p.m. Congratulations! You ll finish your Great Allegheny Passage ride in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. You will return your rental bikes to the Bike And Roll location on the National Mall.

6 You may also meet your shuttle there and/or luggage if those services were included in your package. (Directions to Milepost 0 in DC and to your Bike and Roll drop off location will be provided in your trip materials.)

7 5 DAY. PITTSBURGH TO CUMBERLAND Package Cost. $699 per person, based on double occupancy. Includes daily luggage transfer. NOT AVAILABLE FOR MONDAY START (NO FALLINGWATER ON Wednesdays) Mileage miles per day, one day of 11 miles. Meals: breakfast day 2, 4, and 5, lunch day 4 Itinerary: Day 1. Pittsburgh to West Newton (34 miles) LODGING: Bright Morning B&B Morning. Your ride on the Great Allegheny Passage begins at the western terminus in Point State Park, Downtown Pittsburgh. Lunch. Pack a lunch from Pittsburgh and enjoy at the McKeesport or Boston trailhead 4 p.m. or later. Check into your rooms at the Bright Morning B&B. Dinner. Enjoy dinner in town. Day 2. West Newton-Ohiopyle (42 miles) LODGING: Yough Plaza Motel 8-9 a.m. Enjoy a hot breakfast at the Bright Morning B&B. Lunch. Stop for lunch in Connellsville. After 4 p.m. Check into your room in Ohiopyle. Dinner. Enjoy dinner at one of several restaurants in town. Day 3. Ohiopyle-Confluence (11 miles) LODGING: Confluence House B&B or similar 8-9 a.m. Enjoy one of our recommended breakfast spots in Ohiopyle. Morning. Meet your shuttle for your 5 minute ride to Fallingwater and enjoy the house tour. Your shuttle will return you to Ohiopyle. Lunch. Stay for lunch in Ohiopyle or buy a picnic for the trail. After 4 p.m. Check into your room in Confluence.

8 Dinner. Enjoy dinner at one of several restaurants in town. Day 4. Confluence-Meyersdale (31 miles) LODGING: Levi Deal Mansion 8-9 a.m. A full breakfast will be served by your host at the B&B. Lunch. Stop for your included lunch in Rockwood at the Rockwood Mill Shoppes. After 4 p.m. Check into your rooms at the Levi Deal Mansion. Dinner. Enjoy dinner in town. Day 5. Meyersdale-Cumberland (32 miles) 8-9 a.m. A full breakfast will be served by your host at the B&B. Lunch. Stop for lunch in Frostburg or order a picnic lunch in Meyersdale. 5 p.m. You ll enjoy the 20 or so miles of downhill ride into Cumberland the end of your journey. Congratulations! Return your bikes at the Cumberland Trail Connection where the trail ends (Canal Place) and also meet your shuttle and/or luggage there if those services were included in your package. (Directions to the drop off location will be provided in your trip materials.)

9 4 DAY. PITTSBURGH TO CUMBERLAND Package Cost. $550 per person, based on double occupancy. Includes daily luggage transfer. Mileage miles per day. Meals: breakfast day 2-4, lunch day 3 Itinerary: Day 1. Pittsburgh to Perryopolis (45 miles) LODGING: Inn at Lenoras Morning. Your ride on the Great Allegheny Passage begins at the western terminus in Point State Park, Downtown Pittsburgh. Lunch. Pack a lunch from Pittsburgh and enjoy at the McKeesport or Boston trailhead; or stop for lunch in West Newton. 4 p.m. or later. Check into your rooms at the Inn at Lenoras. Dinner. Enjoy dinner on site at Lenoras (closed Sundays; no jeans, shorts, tennis shoes) or nearby pizza/subway options. Day 2. Perryopolis-Confluence (43 miles) LODGING: Confluence B&B or similar 8-9 a.m. Enjoy a hot breakfast at the Inn at Lenoras. Lunch. Stop for lunch in Connellsville and/or Ohiopyle for lunch or snack. After 4 p.m. Check into your room in Confluence. Dinner. Enjoy dinner at one of several restaurants in town. Day 3. Confluence-Meyersdale (31 miles) LODGING: Levi Deal Mansion 8-9 a.m. A full breakfast will be served by your host at the B&B. Lunch. Stop for your included lunch in Rockwood at the Rockwood Mill Shoppes. After 4 p.m. Check into your rooms at the Levi Deal Mansion. Dinner. Enjoy dinner in town.

10 Day 4. Meyersdale-Cumberland (32 miles) 8-9 a.m. A full breakfast will be served by your host at the B&B. Lunch. Stop for lunch in Frostburg or order a picnic lunch in Meyersdale. 5 p.m. You ll enjoy the 20 or so miles of downhill ride into Cumberland the end of your journey. Congratulations! Return your bikes at the Cumberland Trail Connection where the trail ends (Canal Place) and also meet your shuttle and/or luggage there if those services were included in your package. (Directions to the drop off location will be provided in your trip materials.)