Day 9: Cumberland, MD to Confluence, PA (63.8 miles)

Continued on the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) trail, first 23 miles had a 3% grade, going through the Brush and Big Savage Tunnels and Frostburg, before reaching the Mason Dixon Line and the Pennsylvania border. Three miles later we crossed the Eastern Continental Divide (2392’). After that, we passed through Myersdale (great diner!), Garrett, and Confluence. We stayed at the Outflow Campground on the Youghiogheny River.

Image above: Steve, Dan, and Mike at the Eastern Continental Divide

The Mason Dixon Line (border of Maryland and Pennsylvania)

Bridge over Faulkner Creek

Typical section of the GAP trail, 140 miles outside of Pittsburgh

Great diner in Myersdale. That’s Lloyd, the owner in the middle, who just celebrated 30 years at the diner last week.