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Crossing the divide on a gentle grade

The Great Allegheny Passage turns a major geographic crossing into a patient journey between two river cities.

Tour de Fun editorial

The Eastern Continental Divide sounds like a place for a punishing climb. The Great Allegheny Passage approaches it with railway restraint, spreading elevation across miles of gradual grade. The result is a route where geography still feels significant without dominating every conversation and stop along the way.

Research source

This is original Tour de Fun editorial based on route facts from Great Allegheny Passage Conservancy. It is not copied source text and is not a live conditions report.

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Photo: Victoria Stauffenberg / NPS · US government public domain