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Allegheny to Shawnee
We're trekking from the Maryland suburbs all the way to Southern Illinoisβa classic cross-country push that trades the Atlantic watershed for the Mississippi Valley.
4days
16stops
1381km
Day 1: Rockville β β¦ β Wheeling
4h 31min Β· 450km4 stops
Rockville
08:30
2h 38min Β· 272km
Coopers Rock State Forest
11:30
1h 41min Β· 170km
Oglebay Park
15:30
12min Β· 8.7km
Wheeling
17:30
Day 2: Wheeling β β¦ β Short North Arts District
2h 13min Β· 211km3 stops
German Village
12:30
5min Β· 1.8km
Scioto Mile
15:30
8min Β· 3.9km
Short North Arts District
17:30
Day 3: Columbus β β¦ β Carbondale
5h 4min Β· 511km4 stops
Columbus
08:30
7min Β· 2.1km
Indianapolis City Market
11:30
2h 43min Β· 280km
Effingham
15:30
2h 14min Β· 229km
Carbondale
17:45
Day 4: Carbondale β Giant City β Garden of the Gods Recreationβ¦
2h 53min Β· 209km3 stops
Giant City
11:00
1h 23min Β· 101km
Garden of the Gods Recreation Area
14:30
1h 16min Β· 96km
Carbondale
17:30
Heads Up
- 1. check Coopers Rock overlook access before you go
- 2. keep fuel above half once youβre south of I-64
- 3. bring grippy shoes for the sandstone sections at Garden of the Gods
- 4. Day 3: 7h 1m driving β plan rest stops












