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Three Ways to Ride

The corridor along the abandoned rail line for the Western Maryland Railway is a mecca for ac vity. When you hop
aboard the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, cycle along the Great Allegheny Passage, or pedal along with Tracks
and Yaks, you’ll travel this 16 mile stretch, from Cumberland’s Western Maryland Railway Sta on to the Frostburg
Depot, through some of Allegany County’s most scenic and historic (or prehistoric) landscapes, like the Cumberland
Narrows, a unique sandstone cli side giving way to the 900 foot deep gorge known as Wills Creek. The gorge was
formed over thousands of years from a stream eroding the surface and became a natural
passageway through the Appalachian mountains due to its unique topography.
Pass by Helmste er’s Curve, a 180 degree horseshoe curve along the Western
Maryland Railway line known as one of the most famous railroad landmarks
east of the Mississippi River. Find Bone Cave along the route to learn
more about the saber toothed cat discovered at this site, now on
display at the Smithsonian Na onal Museum of Natural History’s Ice
Age Mammal exhibit. There are three ways to explore this corridor and
plenty of opportunity to plan so you can experience each in one trip!

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