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TheOCTrek

Our 8th Great Passage

     Yockatomac Trek 2006


 
   Washington DC to Pittsburgh, PA

      June 17 – 25, 2006

 


 

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 19
Harper’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 20
Williamsport, 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 21
Little 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 22
Cumberland, 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 23
Meyersdale, 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 24
Ohiopyle, 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 25
West 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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