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