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Rode the trail yesterday from the Tannery to Jim Thorpe. Saw 7 snakes. 4 young rattlesnakes.Lots of ppl with dogs and young kids riding ahead of them. Please keep an eye out. They were in the road and along the side trying to get warm.
This trail keeps getting better- It now has an awesome newly re-graveled sibling trail for bikers, the Conewago Recreation trail, which adds another 5 miles. I road yesterday from Elizabethtown all the way to Cornwall (Rootbeer barrel) and back (30 miles round trip) all smooth. Stopped by Mt Gretna Pizzeria- very close to the trail and no worries about traffic. Also stopped at Colebrook Crossing (ice cream shop!!!), which is so close to trail you can watch people riding while you enjoy a rootbeer float LOL
On 4/3/2026 my daughter and I rode the trail for a 21 mile ride starting at the north end of trail, at the Hampton Inn. It is hard to call this part of the trail a trail. We rode down someone’s driveway and along the edge of their yard. Then there was a mud path just wide enough for our tires with several large mud puddles. After the Swopes Valley Road parking area the trail is a wide crushed stone trail, a little rougher than a normal rail trail due to the fact that equestrians can use this part of the trail. After the pedestrian bridge the trail is smother. This trail would be a great trail to ride in the fall when the leaves are changing. The next time we ride this trail we will start at the Swopes Valley Road parking area and ride south to the Lickdale trailhead and have a picnic lunch or continue to the end of the trail to eat at Wendy’s or subway, maybe even get some ice cream.
It’s nice, but it’s really short. I hope they do a trail along the railroad tracks to connect Wilkes-Barre to Scranton.
0 stars if I could. Nowhere in the information anywhere on here does it say pets aren’t allowed, so I thought this would be a nice shady walk for my dog on a sunny day only to drive all the way there and see no pets signs everywhere. Waste of time and gas.
Seriously a fun and beautiful toe path trail that puts you in the middle of the Delaware River and the canal..stop in quaint villages ( ie: New Hope, Lambertville) for a bit to eat or stay the night
Rode this trail so many times in my life and it never disappoints, a wonderful experience
This trail has been resurfaced and it totally makes a HUGE difference… thank you to all who got this done- I was able to ride 30 miles round trip on both trails all the way to the Root Beer Barrel and back. Bikers have no more worries going to the county line or further!
I walked this trail on May 25th 2025 on a comfortable 70° evening from the eastern trailhead (Lock Haven Memorial Park) to its western trailhead. The views were spectacular. I had over 80 photos and that is after I filtered them down. My only issue was that the trail was under water where it passes under the North Jay Street Bridge. But that was not a problem because I was able to walk down one of the many ramps on the east side of the North Jay St bridge and walk across Jay street and ascend a set of stairs back up to the top of the levee. It afforded me views of veterans park, commemorative placards, etc. Parking is free at the eastern trailhead. However, there is metered parking at the western trailhead. For those of us who prefer cycling over walking, bikes, roller blades, and inline skating are PROHIBITED on the trail! Since I was pressed for time and I am more of a cyclist than a walker, I chained my bike to a tree at the western trailhead and drove my car to the eastern trailhead. With all of the picture taking, it took me a couple of hours to complete my trek to the western trailhead. The bike ride back to my car was easy and the traffic was light. This trail is definitely a “Do Over” trail for me!
PLANNED TRAIL RESURFACING PROJECT
10/6/2025 - 11/14/2025
SCHEDULE UPDATED (10/24/2025)
Conewago Recreation Trail and Lancaster Junction Recreation Trails to be Resurfaced
Notice: The Conewago Recreation Trail and the Lancaster Junction Recreation Trail are scheduled to be resurfaced. Work is scheduled to take place beginning October 6, 2025, and run through November 6, 2025. During this time there may be partial or full trail closures. As the project progresses, we will post updates on the work schedule.
Accommodations will be made for currently scheduled events on the Lancaster Junction Recreation Trail in October and late November.
This project is being funded through the County's Capital Improvement Plan.
TRAIL RESURFACING PROJECT SCHEDULE
TRAIL PHASE SECTION
START DATE
END DATE
1 Conewago Recreation Trail CRT-Phase-1 Rt 230 - Mill Rd
10/6/25 10/8/25
2 Conewago Recreation Trail
CRT-Phase-2 Mill Rd - Old Hershey Rd 10/9/25 10/11/25
3 Conewago Recreation Trail
CRT-Phase-3 Old Hershey Rd - Rt 743 10/13/25 10/14/25
4 Conewago Recreation Trail
CRT-Phase-4 Rt 743 - Koser Rd 10/15/25 10/17/25
5 Conewago Recreation Trail
CRT-Phase-5 Koser Rd - Bellaire Rd 10/20/25 10/23/25
6 Conewago Recreation Trail
CRT-Phase-6 Bellaire Rd - Prospect Rd 10/22/25 10/23/25
7 Conewago Recreation Trail
CRT-Phase-7
Prospect Rd - County Line 10/23/25 10/27/25
8 Lancaster Junction Trail LJRT-Phase-1 Champ Blvd - Spooky Nook Rd
10/28/25 10/30/25
9 Lancaster Junction Trail
LJRT-Phase-2 Spooky Nook Rd - S Colebrook Rd 11/3/25 11/4/25
10 Lancaster Junction Trail
LJRT-Phase-3
S Colebrook Rd - Auction Rd 11/5/25 11/6/25
Full trail expected to be open on weekends. Partial trails closures expected during week days.
They had a ceremonial opening from Wellsboro Junction into Wellsboro today. Only allowed one day to explore the new section then closed for a couple of weeks to complete construction of a fence between the trail and the still active rail line.
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