My wife and I rode the Trail today on our Trek tandem . It was one of the best trails for secenery and interesting things along the way.Parking was great at High Bridge and the views from high up were breathtaking at times.we ride the D&R trails along the canals and many rides in Pa . We have ridden the pine creek trail at the grand canyon of PA and other rails to trails in Elk county Pa. I believe this Columbia trail is in or above them.You have farms ,fields ,rivers,horse ,cows and even a vintage car junk yard.Somebody has placed over 30 small houses ,nomes ,smurfs and numerous birdhouses along the trail to keep your interest. We highly recommed this trail. The best is the ride back which was slightly downhill which is nice for us folks in our 60"s --ggroves44

We (a 70-yr-old and 60-yr old on hybrid and cruiser bikes, respectively) rode this trail on September 26, 2011. The trail is mostly crushed limestone and ballast. A few short portions are asphalt and the bridges are generally concrete. The trail was in really good shape, especially considering the hurricane, tropical storm, and several days of rain that have hit this trail recently. All the downed trees have been removed from the trail, the deepest 'potholes' have been filled with stone or dirt. A few small dips remain and we experienced several areas that were a little muddy. The only real 'hazard' we encountered was the walnuts falling from the trees onto the trail (we initially thought someone was throwing things at us :-) We started our ride in High Bridge after stopping for a quick lunch at the cafe connected to Casa Maya less than a half mile from the trailhead (also serves breakfast). The trail was an easy ride out with a slight uphill grade (we didn't really notice that grade until we were coming back and realized we were rolling quite a bit faster on the return than we had on the way out). Lots to see on this trail: wildlife (squirrels, rabbits, muskrat, ground hog, deer [4]); rural areas with old barns, cows, and fields; a nursery; wildflowers; trees changing color; water running along either side of the trail; canopy of trees over the trail in several places. Benches are placed every so often along the trail. Rest rooms are located only at the High Bridge trail head. We passed through one small town and ended the ride in another small town. Looked like there were places to stop and eat in those towns, tho we didn't explore. All in all, this was a beautiful, easy ride on a gorgeous day!

This was a wonderful trail. The trail is high above the canal with a great view. The canopy of trees makes it cool and also protected us from a bit of rain late in the aftrenoon. Cute towns along the way, friendly people and great riding surface. I can't wait to go back! It was the perfect ride. We went in August and I can imagine that the ride would also be nice in the fall with clearer views of the canal.