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TheOCTrek
Our 8th Great Passage
Yockatomac
Trek 2006
Washington DC to
Pittsburgh, PA June 17 – 25,
2006
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FINAL
ITINERARY
Each participant is responsible for making his/her own
reservations at the designated lodging places shown below. Luggage service will
be provided only to these lodgings. Please do not plan to stay elsewhere. You
must have reservations at one of these lodgings for each night you plan to be on
the trip prior to submitting your registration forms. As you make your
reservations, fill in the confirmation number on the
reservation
forms. This form should be returned to the Yocktrek coordinator by May 20th.
Rooms are held for our group at each lodging place through
the reservation deadline date indicated. After that, rooms may not be
available, and the stated rate may not be honored. Cancellation policies vary
widely between small local B&Bs/inns and large chain hotels, and each
participant is responsible for their own cancellations. Ask for and be sure you
understand the proprietor’s cancellation policies.
Be aware that some small B&Bs/inns do not accept some forms
of payment (i.e. credit cards); inquire about their policies and be prepared to
carry checks or cash.
Due to lodging capacity limitations on some nights, some
lodgings are designated (Full Occupancy
Required!). We strongly encourage you if possible to fully
utilize the lodging capacity at those places by sharing rooms with a roommate.
We really need to double up in order to accommodate the whole trip (we won't ask
you to share your bed, but please help us use all the beds). This will allow the
trip to be enjoyed by as many participants as possible given the lodging
constraints. If you would like help finding a roommate, contact the Yocktrek
Coordinator.
Saturday, June 17
Washington, DC to Great Falls, MD
Arrive in Washington, DC at Milepost 0 C&O Canal
1:00PM to begin the ride
Brief organizational meeting, then begin the ride
13 mi on the C&O Canal Towpath
<1 mi on road to lodging
Lodging:
Rockwood Manor
11001
MacArthur Blvd.
Potomac,
MD 20854
Rate: $48 pp for (5) lodge-style rooms
with private bath, 4 triples, one quad occupancy
(Full Occupancy Required!)
$31 pp for dormitory style
accommodations; one men’s & one women’s. Shared bath with self-linen-service
(make your own bed with supplied bedding, bring your own towel & wash cloth)
Note: This is the only lodging where
‘reservations’ are made with the ride coordinator. Payment will be included w/
registration fee.
Breakfast: Continental breakfast
buffet, cost included on reservation form
Reservations: via email to the Y-trek
Coordinator:
yocktrek@atatrail.org
Reservation deadline: May 20, 2006
Dinner: Catered barbequed chicken picnic,
cost included on reservation form
Sunday, June 18
Great Falls, MD to
Harper’s Ferry, WV
<1 mi on
road back to trail
47 mi on
C&O Canal Towpath
<1 mi
via pedestrian bridge and sidewalks to lodging
Lodging:
Hilltop House Hotel
400 East
Ridge Street
Harper’s
Ferry, WV 25425
Rate: $60+tax/rm, double
occupancy, private bath, standard room
$75+tax/rm, double occupancy, private
bath, room in annex (10 available) Note: last year some
riders were disappointed with the std. rooms.
Breakfast: Not included; on your own
in hotel dining room
Reservations: (800) 338-8319; ask for
Yockatomac Trek rate
Reservation deadline: June 1, 2006
Dinner: On your own with group in hotel’s
renowned dining room
Monday, June 19Harper’s Ferry, WV to Williamsport, MD
<1 mi back to trail
40 mi on the C&O Canal Towpath
<1 mi on town streets to lodging
Lodging:
Red Roof Inn
310 East Potomac St.
Williamsport, MD 21795
Rate:
$52.99 +tx/rm, double occupancy
Breakfast: On
your own in groups; Waffle House adjacent
Reservations: (301)
582-3500; ask for block code B570yock
Reservation deadline: June 5,
2006
Dinner: Area
restaurants on your own in groups
Tuesday, June 20Williamsport, MD to Little Orleans, MD
<1 mi
back to trail
41 mi on C&O Canal Towpath
Shuttle 7 mi up the mountain to lodging
Lodging:
Town Hill Hotel B&B
31101 National Pike
Little Orleans, MD 21766
Rate:
$99 +tx/rm double room, shared bath
$119 +tx/rm double room, private bath
$139 +tx/rm king or queen room, private bath
Breakfast: Full
country breakfast included (excellent!)
Reservations: (877)
696-2794; ask for Yockatomac Group
Reservation deadline: May 30,
2006
Dinner: Buffet dinner
provided for us in dining room
2 meats, 3 veg, rolls, dessert, beverage for $16.95/person
(Individual payment to the hotel, $20.85 w/tax and gratuity)
other guests are
welcome for dinner with notice to hotel
Wednesday, June 21Little Orleans, MD to Cumberland, MD
Shuttle or bike 7 mi on roads down the mountain back to the
trail
43 mi on C&O Canal Towpath
<1 mi to lodging on city streets
Lodging: (Full
Occupancy Required!!)
The Inn at Walnut Bottom
120 Greene Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
Rate:
$97 - $205 +tx/rm, various rooms, suites
Breakfast: Full
breakfast included
Reservations: (800) 286-9718; Yockatomac group has
entire house. Credit card needed to secure room, but pay at check-in
Reservation deadline: June 11,
2005
Dinner: Area
restaurants on your own in group
Holiday Inn Cumberland (overflow only – no rooms held)
100 South George St.
Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 724-8800
Thursday, June 22Cumberland, MD to Meyersdale, PA
9 mile on-road bypass around last incomplete section of the
G.A.P. Optional train ride on Western Maryland Scenic Railway, part way up the
mountain to Woodcock Hollow trailhead
22 mi on Allegheny Highlands Trail
Lodgings a few blocks away from trail in town
Lodging:
Burgess' House
(Full Occupancy Required!)
219 North St
Meyersdale, PA 15552
Rate: $40+tax/room, double occupancy
2 rooms w/ double beds, shared bath
1 room, 2 twin beds, shared bath
1 room, double bed with trundle bed, private bath
Breakfast: Not
included; breakfast at restaurants on your own
Reservations: (814)
662-2436; Yockatomac Group
Reservation deadline: Until
full!
Dinner: Area
restaurants on your own in groups
Main St. Inn and Restaurant
322 Main St.
Meyersdale, PA 15552
Rate: $32.68/rm inc. tax
6 rooms, king, queen or double in each, some w/couch
Breakfast: Not
included; breakfast at restaurants on your own
Reservations: (814)
634-8236; Yockatomac Group
Reservation deadline: May 20,
2006
Dinner: Area
restaurants on your own in groups
Yoder’s Motel
106 Meyers Ave.
Meyersdale, PA 15552
Rate: $38.15/rm, inc. tax,
(cash or check only)
3 double rooms
Breakfast: Not
included; breakfast at restaurants on your own
Reservations: (814)
634-5383 ask for Yockatomac Group
Reservation deadline: May 15,
2005
Dinner: Area
restaurants on your own in groups
Donges’ Drive-In Restaurant & Motel
100 Center St.
Meyersdale, PA 15552
Rate: $40/rm, inc. tax
4 rooms, 2 single beds each. Cots avail.
Breakfast: Not
included; breakfast at restaurants on your own
Reservations: (814)
634-5710 ask for Yockatomac Group
Reservation deadline: May 15,
2005
Dinner: Area
restaurants on your own in groups
Friday, June 23Meyersdale, PA to Ohiopyle, PA
<1 mi back to trail
42 mi on Allegheny Highlands Trail and Yough River Trail
South
Lodging 1 block from trail
Lodging:
CAUTION!! Lodging in Ohiopyle on summer
weekends is extremely tight due to the rafting outfitters business. After the
reservation deadline, there may well be no more rooms available in Ohiopyle.
Make your reservations ASAP and pay particular attention to cancellation
policies here, which tend to be very conservative, rigid and inflexible.
Laurel Highlands Outdoor Center
PO Box 107
Ohiopyle, PA 15470
Three guesthouses are held for our group.
(Full Occupancy Required!)
Rate:
$72.50/person +tax, single occupancy room
$39.50/person +tax, double occupancy room
$37.50/person +tax, triple or quad occupancy room
Breakfast:
Continental breakfast at each guest house
Reservations: (800)
472-3846; Yockatomac Group, call M-F 8:00-4:00 only,
Speak to Tammy
Nicholson referring to res. #43649
Reservation deadline: May 20,
2006
Dinner: Area
restaurants on your own in groups
Ferncliff Guest House
1 room w/ 2 dbl beds, private bath
2 rooms w/ 2 dbl beds, shared bath
1 room w/ 1 dbl bed, shared bath
Laurel Guest House
1 room w/ 1 dbl bed, shared bath
1 room w/ 1 queen bed, shared bath
1 room w/ 2 dbl beds, shared bath
MacKenzie Guest House
1 room w/ 1 dbl bed, shared bath
1 room w/ 2 dbl beds, shared bath
1 room suite w/ 1 queen bed, separate room w/ 2
single beds, shared bath
Yough Plaza Motel (overflow-
no rooms held)
Sherman Street
c/o White Water Adventurers
PO Box 31
Ohiopyle, PA 15470
10 motel rooms, 2 double beds each room
Rate:
$78.02 incl tax, single occupancy
$97.52 incl tax, double occupancy
$124.02 incl tax, triple occupancy
$150.52 incl tax, quad occupancy
Breakfast: Not
included
Reservations: (800)
992-7238
Reservation deadline: Rooms are
not held
Dinner: Area
restaurants on your own in groups
Saturday, June 24Ohiopyle, PA to West Newton, PA
42 mi
Yough River Trail North
<1 mi on town streets to lodging, shuttle to overflow
lodging
Lodging:
Scarsdale Cottage Inn B&B
(Full Occupancy Required!!)
208 Allison St.
West Newton, PA 15089
Rate:
$95 - $125/room (see website for more info)
Breakfast: Full
breakfast included
Reservations: (866)
722-7732 or local (724) 872-2121
Reservation deadline: Until
house is full!
Dinner: Delicious dinner catered for us at Inn
(Complimentary for guests of the inn)
Bright Morning B&B
(Full Occupancy Required!!)
127 Jefferson Court at the Yough River Trail
West Newton, PA 15089
(Walking distance to the Scarsdale Cottage)
Rate:
whole house rate – proportional rates below
Room w/ queen bed - $80
Room w/ 2 single beds - $40 pp, double occupancy required
1 rollaway bed downstairs - $25
Breakfast:
Continental breakfast included
Reservations: (724)
872-0792
Reservation deadline: Until
full!
Dinner: Delicious
dinner catered for us at Scarsdale Inn
$16/person (Included in registration fee)
The River House Inn (Full
Occupancy Required!!)
West Newton, PA 15089
(Walking distance to the Scarsdale Cottage)
Rate: 2
rooms, each w/ queen bed
whole house rate – depends on occupancy:
$90 + tax for 1 or 2 occupants, $120 + tax for 3 or 4 occupants
Visa/MC/checks accepted
Breakfast:
Breakfast included
Reservations: (724)
872-1388, mention Yockatomac Trek
Reservation deadline: Until
full!
Dinner: Delicious
dinner catered for us at Scarsdale Inn
$16/person (Included in registration fee)
Holiday Inn Belle Vernon (overflow)
I-70 & Hwy 51
Belle Vernon, PA 15012
Rate:
$89 +tax, single or double occupancy
Breakfast: Not
included
Reservations: (724)
929-4600; ask for group reservation code YTG
Reservation deadline: June 5,
2006
Dinner: Delicious
dinner catered for us at Scarsdale Inn
$16/person (Included in registration fee)
Sunday, June 25West Newton, PA to McKeesport, PA
<1 mi
back to trail
18 mi Yough River Trail North
Finish Line! Arrival at McKeesport
Celebrate your accomplishment at our Yummy Y-Trek
Picnic!
Catered picnic lunch, cake, drinks, festivities, and a few
surprises!
(Included in registration fee)
Goodbyes and farewells…
Re-entry back into the real world…
Have a safe trip home
and see you next year!!!
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