<P> The GAP 's first 9 - mile ( 14 km ) section near Ohiopyle , Pennsylvania , opened in 1986 . The 9 - mile ( 14 km ) section between Woodcock Hollow and Cumberland opened on December 13 , 2006 . In June 2013 , thirty - five years after construction first began , the final GAP section was completed ( from West Homestead to Pittsburgh ) at an overall cost of $80 million and gave Pennsylvania the `` most open trail miles in the nation '' ( 900 miles , with 1,110 miles under development ) . The completion project was titled The Point Made , because it was now possible to reach Point State Park in Pittsburgh from Washington , D.C. Celebrations took place on June 15 , 2013 . </P>
<P> The GAP 's first 9 - mile ( 14 km ) section near Ohiopyle , Pennsylvania , opened in 1986 . The 9 - mile ( 14 km ) section between Woodcock Hollow and Cumberland opened on December 13 , 2006 . In June 2013 , thirty - five years after construction first began , the final GAP section was completed ( from West Homestead to Pittsburgh ) at an overall cost of $80 million and gave Pennsylvania the `` most open trail miles in the nation '' ( 900 miles , with 1,110 miles under development ) . The completion project was titled The Point Made , because it was now possible to reach Point State Park in Pittsburgh from Washington , D.C. Celebrations took place on June 15 , 2013 . </P>
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Point State Park in Pittsburgh
Point State Park in Pittsburgh