Cowanshannock Trail:
Pennsylvania
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Description:
The short but scenic Cowanshannock Trail is a great pathway for hikers, walkers, and bikers to use to link to the larger Armstrong Trail. The Cowanshannock is 1.27 miles long, and plans are to extend it as much as four miles.
The trail follows the Cowanshannock Creek on an abandoned Pennsylvania Railroad Company corridor. In the early part of the 20th century, the trail corridor was used to haul coal mined by the Kittaning Iron and Steel Manufacturing Company as well as brick made by the Cowanshannock Brick and Manufacturing Company and the Willard Brick Company.
The trail begins at the Bernard Snyder Picnic Area, a beautifully landscaped area with views of the Allegheny River. About halfway into the trail you will come to a beautiful waterfall on the right side of the trail. A pretty wooden bridge crosses the creek here. The trail ends at a cul-de-sac on the banks of the creek.
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Parking & Trail Access:
To Bernard Snyder Picnic Area trailhead: FollowJohnston Ave. north out of town for approximately three miles to Mcmillen Rd. Turn right into the Bernard C. Snyder Picnic Area parking lot.
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Prettiest trail I've been on!
By croftj in April, 2010
For it's short length, the views are spectacular! The funnest part was the wooden bridge 2" wider than the space between the 2 front wheels on my tadpole trike. The trail ends at a some real big rocks in the creek which make for a nice set of tiny falls.
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