By drbains in July, 2011
Lovely local trail passing through well-kept backyards, fields, and woods. The trail parallels County Route 56 with some of it running directly next to the road. While the crushed-stone trail is easily rideable with a road bike, cyclists looking to make better time might prefer the asphault road. The trail, however, is shadier, more gradual, and often offers different views so it is well worth taking.
The improved trail stops at Mount Clare, but since there is little traffic on the road, I found that the road and trail together make a nice roundtrip from Clarksburg's Veterans' Park to Lost Creek. It will be great when the railroad right-of-way becomes an improved trail all the way to Clarksburg and beyond.
The Lost Creek trailhead is right off I-79 and features a nice gravel lot and the general store right next to the trail on Main Street in Lost Creek is a good place for snacks or lunch.