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P.O. Box 242, West Newton, Pennsylvania, 15089 United States
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    • Home
    • Membership
    • Join Us
      • Volunteer
      • Our Over The Hill Gang
      • Organized Rides
      • Pictures From Trail Users
    • WYTC
      • The GAP-WYTC -About Us
      • Officers and Directors
      • Calendar and News
      • Events' Pictures
      • Newsletter
      • FAQ
    • Our Trail
      • Amenities Along The Trail
      • History of the WYTC
      • Friends of the Trail
      • Rail Car
      • Rail Car Updates 2023
      • Historical Events
    • Donate
    • Sponsorship

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  • Home
  • Membership
  • Join Us
    • Volunteer
    • Our Over The Hill Gang
    • Organized Rides
    • Pictures From Trail Users
  • WYTC
    • The GAP-WYTC -About Us
    • Officers and Directors
    • Calendar and News
    • Events' Pictures
    • Newsletter
    • FAQ
  • Our Trail
    • Amenities Along The Trail
    • History of the WYTC
    • Friends of the Trail
    • Rail Car
    • Rail Car Updates 2023
    • Historical Events
  • Donate
  • Sponsorship
Westmoreland Yough Trail Chapter

The Westmoreland County Section of the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP).

The Westmoreland County Section of the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP).The Westmoreland County Section of the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP).

2023 WYTC Events

WESTMORELAND YOUGH TRAIL CHAPTER 2023 BIKE RAFFLE

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2023 Items for sale at the GAP-West Newton station. Mile Post 112.5. support your trail and think about birthday or special memory gifts!

New shirts in the GAP-WYTC Visitor's Center in West Newton.  Stiop by!

    Rail Car Repair and Paint

     2023-07-08


    WYTC and Belle Vernon members Sam and Sandy Cover have taken on the task of having the railcar at the West Newton Station (GAP MP 114) repaired and repainted.  In June Tyler Mucci was contracted to repair and repaint the roof.  


    Shown in the photo are volunteers Jonathan Wencha and Kenny Roberts painting the sides of the railcar with paint donated by John Lisanti of Lisanti Painting. The results are outstanding.  The car looks GREAT! The railcar contains a mini museum of the trail and West Newton history.  


    Anyone interested in touring the railcar should contact wytcnews@hotmail.com for info.

     2023-04-01 Connie Petras, President, WYTC, attended the Trail Summit at Public Lands store, Cranberry, to promote our trail. 19 Trail groups present. Thanks Connie!

    GAP users get warm welcome in West Newton

    Mon Valley Independent  3/18/23

     By PEG LUKETIC 

    McKeesport Community Newsroom

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    Editorial: Closing a gap in the gap

    A 2022 study by Andrew Herr, an economics professor at St. Vincent College, estimates that the trail receives about 1.4 million visits each year, and about 200,000 people ride all the way from one end to the other. That means about a third of the population of Pittsburgh takes the trek from Maryland to the Point every year — and use increases about 10% per year.


    The annual economic impact of $120 million has been especially welcome in Appalachian towns long-since bypassed by interstates. The GAP is more than a trail; it’s an economic lifeline.

    THE EDITORIAL BOARD

    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

    FEB 4, 2023

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    Read About the GAP -Westmoreland Yough Trail Chapter's Events

    GAP Featured in National Geographic Traveller UK

    check out this new site about the history of the Great Allegheny Passage.

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    The 10 Best Rail-Trails In America

     Read about old abandoned railroad lines that have been converted into recreational trails from East to West. Look for No. 9- our Great Allegheny Passage, 150 miles,from Cumberland, Maryland to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  By Cindy Barks.  2020.11.17

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    Westmoreland Yough Trail Chapter

    P.O.Box 242, West Newton, Pennsylvania 15089, United States

    Questions: wytcnews@hotmail.com

    Copyright © 2018 Westmoreland Yough Trail Chapter - All Rights Reserved.


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