Held on Jun 20, 2020. Event Dates. The highland views from Big Savage Mountain, the riverside trail in the lower elevations, and the varied countryside are attracting increasing numbers of visitors. Eastern Continental Divide and Great Allegheny Passage. Going from Cumberland to Pittsburgh on the GAP trail means that your first 23.5 miles will be all uphill! Eastern Continental Trail. Try the Eastern Continental Trail, an unofficial route stretching from Florida to Quebec. Near the Big Savage Tunnel, the trail crosses the Eastern Continental Divide. Pioneered by John Brinda in 1997 and christened by M. J. A hiking route spanning more than 4,800 miles along the East Coast, the Eastern Continental Trail spends nearly 1,300 miles crossing Florida from its southern terminus at the Southernmost Point in Key West. The Continental Divide Trail Coalition (CDTC) is the 501(c)(3) national non-profit working in partnership with the US Forest Service, National Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management to complete, promote and protect the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail. Held on Jun 21, 2016. Held on Jun 17, 2017. See clear evidence of the divide in the flow of Craig Creek, whose waters spill into the James River, joining it as the river flows east into Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. GET Web Site Updates . This loop is so named because sites occur on either side of the Eastern Continental Divide. RIP Tom Johnson PATC’s obituary of … "Nimblewill Nomad" Eberhart (see Signpost, May 2001), the Eastern Continental Trail follows existing routes like the well-known Appalachian and Florida Trails, plus other regional trails and roads. Held on Jun 16, 2018. The Eastern Continental Divide Loop, designed to travel 150 miles through Garrett County MD, is named for its eastern leg running along the Eastern Continental Divide at Meadow Mountain.This trail will connect Marylands largest wild forests with state parks, population centers, and ultimately the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) to our north. The Great Allegheny Passage trail is open daily, dawn to dusk. "Easier than it looks!" It's no more than a two degree slope, but it goes on for what seems like forever and then, suddenly, you see the underpass that marks the Eastern Continental Divide where the water flows either to the Chesapeake bay to the east or the Gulf of Mexico to the west. Held on Jun 20, 2015. The most reliable source for trail information in Garrett County, MD Building and maintaining hiking and biking trails in Garrett County, MD, including the Eastern Continental Divide Loop, part of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail. I talk with Daniel Jessee about an exciting project to create an long-distance, East Coast bikepacking route called the Eastern Divide Project. View the Elevation Table. The Great Eastern Trail is a project of the Great Eastern Trail Association, working with the American Hiking Society and local trail partners, to create America’s newest long distance trail for hikers from Alabama to New York! Held on Jun 15, 2019. The Thomas Divide Trail is a long ridgeline course that begins along Newfound Gap Road and follows its namesake south to Galbraith Creek Road about a mile east of the Deep Creek Campground. Held on Jun 22, 2014 From that point going east, the trail drops 1,754 feet in 24 miles to reach Cumberland and, going west, it drops 1,664 feet in 126 miles to reach Pittsburgh. Daniel is an experienced bikepacker who has travelled all around the world, and he shares his expert tips for getting started. 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