Boston, PA: An Underrated Trail Town 20 Miles From Downtown Pittsburgh

A small village on the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail, just 20 miles from downtown Pittsburgh, Boston, PA is the gateway to the...

Four ways Boston, PA fits perfectly into your GAP trip

Planning your trip on the Great Allegheny Passage? Boston, PA might be for you.

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Drop Your Bags, Explore The City

Prefer to overnight in a small wooded town along the trail, rather than in the city, but don't want to miss Pittsburgh's sites?

Stay at little boston inn, drop your bags, and have a home base for a couple of days. We are 20 miles to Point State Park, the official end (or start) of the Great Allegheny Passage.

As a regular guest states, "I do a lot of roundtrips on the GAP and I typically start with 2 nights at the Little Boston Inn… After the 1st night we typically ride into Pittsburgh without all our gear so we can enjoy the big city lights. Then we head out for 6 days of roundtrip enjoyment to Cumberland and back to Little Boston Inn…"

Pittsburgh Half-Day

Whether your travel gets you into Pittsburgh mid-day, or you want to spend a morning exploring the city, little boston inn is a perfect distance away to get your trail trip started without biting off too long of a ride on a short day.

We are also an ideal final night for trail users coming from Cumberland/DC who want to spend a final night on the trail before their travel out of Pittsburgh the following day.

Thoughtfully Paced Rides or Hikes

little boston inn is 20 miles from Pittsburgh and 14 miles from the celebrated Trail Town of West Newton. Whether you have paced your GAP ride to take in the sites, read the signs, and stop at each town, or you prefer to ease into your trip... or maybe you're doing the GAP on foot! little boston inn is a comfortable stop for an overnight recharge.