Allegheny Highlands Trail of Maryland

The Allegheny Highlands Trail of Maryland (AHTM) is a 20.47-mile (33 km) long rail trail from Cumberland to the Mason-Dixon line, where it meets the Allegheny Highlands Trail of Pennsylvania.

The Bordon Tunnel on the AHTM

The trail parallels the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad which operates tourist trains powered by a steam locomotive. The trail follows the route of the Connellsville extension of the Western Maryland Railroad.[1]

This trail is one section of the Pittsburgh-to-Washington, DC Great Allegheny Passage.

See also

Allegheny Trail, West Virginia

References

Smith, Maria (December 14, 2006). "Allegheny Highlands Trail now open for business". Cumberland Times-News.

External links

Hiking trails in Maryland
Allegheny Highlands American Discovery Anacostia Tributaries Appalachian B&A North Bethesda Billy Goat Borden Tunnel BWI Capital Crescent Catoctin C&O Canal Cross Island Dalecarlia Tunnel East Coast Greenway Eastern Continental GAP Great Eastern Grist Mill Gwynns Falls Jones Falls Ma and Pa Mason-Dixon Metropolitan Branch Muddy Branch Patuxent Branch Potomac Heritage Rachel Carson Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail Savage Mill Seneca Creek Short Line Sligo Creek Torrey C. Brown (Northern Central) Trolley Line #9 Tuscarora WB&A WMRT

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