Ninth Annual TriState Bike/Hike June 8, 2008

On Sunday June 8, there is a Bike/Hike scheduled to take place on the Allegheny Highlands Trail. Registration for the event will begin at 2:00 p.m. at the Meyersdale Train Station in Meyersdale, PA. Rain or shine. Directions: From Bus. 219 in Meyersdale, turn onto Main St. by the fire station. Proceed 4 blocks up the hill. Across the tracks you will see the train station on your left. http://atatrail.org/maps/directions.cfm Maps of trail: http://atatrail.org/maps/map.cfm Open maps 9 & 10. The course is packed, level terrain. You will have the choice of traveling over the Salisbury Viaduct (1908 ft. long and 101 ft. high) towards Garrett or towards the Keystone Viaduct and the Mt. Savage Tunnel (3,300 ft. long, lighted.) There will be limited availability of return transportation from Frostburg, MD if you travel to that destination. Please call the numbers below prior to June 1 if you are interested in that option. Distances from Meyersdale Train Station, one way: North To Salisbury Viaduct - 1¾ miles To Garrett – 8 miles To Rockwood – 13 miles South To Keystone Viaduct – 2½ miles To Mt. Savage Tunnel – 11 miles to MD. end of tunnel To Frostburg, MD – 16 miles To Deal parking lot – approximately 8½ miles From Deal parking lot to Mt. Savage Tunnel – 2 miles Proceeds for this event are for Mennonite Central Committee, the Mennonite Church relief organization that responds to those in need due to wars, natural disasters and poverty in the US and around the world. http://www.mcc.org We are requesting a minimum entrance fee of $15 per participant and are urging you to invite sponsors to participate with you. No charge for children under the age of 12. (The $15 fee may include sponsorship funds.) Please bring your sponsor form and donations with you to registration. Checks may be made payable to TriState Relief Sale.

Download the Sponsor Form in html or PDF for the Annual Bike/Hike. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the PDF form.

For more information, contact Harriet Berg, phone (814) 445-6945 or by email at daheberg2@aol.com or John Hepler (814) 662-2147.