The Route

The Route: Distance: 310 MILES Duration: 4 DAYS Avg Daily Distance: 77 MILES
Elevation Stats: Elevation Gain: 7,419 FEET Maximum Grade: 1.5% Highest Elevation: 2,392
RA 2025 Ride Guide
RA 2025 Ride Timeline

Day 1: Pittsburgh to Ohiopyle

Day 2: Ohiopyle/Confluence to Cumberland

First Rest Stop at Rockwood, PA American Legion Post 279 Miles 28 / 18
Rest Stop: Meyersdale, PA., Hosted by Meyersdale American Legion Auxiliary Unit 112. Plus Fat Squirrel Food Truck Miles 40 / 30
Continental Divide Crossing, Mason Dixon Line, & Big Savage Tunnel Miles 48 / 38
24-mile descent into Cumberland
Check in Fairfield Inn Cumberland or Ramada Inn
Happy Hour at Crabby Pig & pubs right off the trail in Cumberland
Dinner on your own
Daily Miles Biked: 73.4 / 63.4
Total Miles Biked: 142.4

Day 3: Cumberland to Hagerstown

Departure Cumberland, MD (in waves)
Rest Stop: Paw Paw Tunnel OSC Support Staff Mile 28.5
Rest Stop Hancock: Lunch in Hancock, MD Hosted by American Legion Hancock Post 26 Mile 60
Rest stop at Dam #5 Mile 80
Exit C&O towpath at Williamsport. Mile 86
Road ride to Ramada Plaza Hotel in Hagerstown MD Mile 90
Arrival Town: Hagerstown, MD
Lodging: Holiday Inn, Courtyard, Home 2 Suites
Daily Miles Biked: 87.8
Total Trip Miles Biked: 230.2

Day 4: Hagerstown to Smokey Glen Farm

Follow Ride with GPS RA - Day 4 file
Enter tow path at mile marker 81 mile 10
Rest Stop Antietam: Boland Corporation mile 21
Rest Stop Brunswick: Lunch provided by American Legion Post 11 mile 35
Rest Stop White’s Ferry: Hosted by Frederick WVU Alumni Chapter mile 54
Exit canal at Riley's Lock mile 67
Regroup at Darnestown Presbyterian Church, depart the church at 3:45 PM, due to cross under the balloon arch at 4:00 PM mile 72
Group ride into Smokey Glen mile 78
Check-in at Smokey Glen Farm for an end-of-ride celebration for family and riders starting at 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM