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Print Friendly MapStretching 12.6 miles through south-central Pennsylvania, this rail-trail follows the route of the former Huntingdon and Broad Top Mountain Railroad, a standard--gauge railroad founded in 1852 to carry coal—the black diamonds of Pennsylvania—to eastern markets. By the end of World War I, coal mining on Broad Top Mountain reached its peak, and the need for the railway began a slow decline; the Huntingdon and Broad Top Mountain Railroad declared bankruptcy in late 1953 and shuttered its operations early the following year. History buffs take note: The Everett Railroad Station Museum, 3 on-road miles from the southern trailhead, offers more on the railroad and history of the surrounding area (Saturdays, April–October).
Tracing a relatively flat path from the community of Tatesville, located in Everett in the south, to Riddlesburg in the north, the upper half of the trail closely parallels the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River as it too flows north. There are no water fountains or restrooms, so plan ahead. (The one restroom that was midway along the trail has fallen into disrepair). The nearest public restroom at the north end can be found at Warriors Path State Park near Saxton.
From the trailhead at Tatesville, the pathway quickly plunges into a forested canopy that provides shade in the summer. A little more than 4 miles of pedaling along the crushed-stone path brings you to a 1930s-era railroad trestle spanning the Raystown Branch. The bridge, about 250 feet long, is perhaps the visual centerpiece of the Huntingdon and Broad Top Rail Trail, delivering lovely views of the river that you’ll be following for the final 6 miles of the ride to the northern endpoint.
Shortly after crossing the bridge, state game land will be on your right. Hunters can use the trail, though they are not allowed to discharge firearms from it. Nevertheless, you may hear gunshots year-round, particularly in late fall and winter. Wildlife in the area include deer, turkeys, and even bald eagles.
As you leave the state game land behind and approach the small town of Hopewell, the surface changes to a coarser stone pathway that you’ll share with cars accessing the Coopers Recreation Area. Primitive restrooms are available here. Camping is allowed, as is RV parking, though there are no facility hookups available (call the Hopewell Township administrative office at 814-928-5253 to arrange camping). A large concrete pad is all that remains of the Cooper Sawmill, once a major industry in the area and a producer of the creosote used to preserve railway lumber. This spot offers easy fishing access to the river.
The trail is entirely on road through the small town of Hopewell (population less than 250), but the route is well marked. In town you’ll pass by the Hopewell Train Station, the original train depot. While the station is not open for tours, the nearby Keystone Foundry Museum is (June–September, Saturdays and Sundays, 1–4 p.m.). The foundry, which served as a production and repair shop for the Huntingdon and Broad Top Railroad, features a collection of tools and equipment seemingly frozen in time the day the facility shut its doors for good in 1935. In an area once brimming with blast furnaces, foundries, and other iron industry sites, the Keystone Foundry alone has survived. Note: The museum is operated by volunteers from the nearby senior citizen center; call ahead to ensure the museum is open and staffed: 814-928-5111.
The trail picks up again on the north end of Hopewell with smooth crushed stone underfoot once more. With fairly consistent views of the river, you may well see kayakers and canoeists in warmer weather. The path comes to a trailhead with parking a little more than 2 miles later in Riddlesburg. The trail is open 30 minutes before sunrise until 30 minutes after sunset. The actual endpoint of the trail is another two miles north at the Red Cut picnic area, although there is no parking there.
To reach the southern trailhead in Everett, take I-70 W to its end in Breezewood, past mile marker 148. Turn left onto US 30 W, go 7.5 miles, and take the exit toward SR 26 N/Huntingdon/-Raystown Lake, and go 0.7 mile. Continue onto the Bud Shuster Bypass and go 1.9 miles. Bear right to stay on the Bud Shuster Bypass, turn right onto SR 1009, and go 0.2 mile. Continue on Plank Road, go 0.1 mile, and take a sharp left into the trailhead parking lot. The trail begins just across the street from the parking lot on Plank Road.
To reach the northern trailhead in Riddlesburg from I-99 N, take Exit 7 for SR 869 toward St. Clairsville/Osterburg, and turn right onto SR 869 E. Go 3.5 miles, turn right to stay on SR 869 E, and go 5.1 miles. Turn right onto SR 36 S and go 3.8 miles. Then turn left onto SR 26 N and go 6.8 miles. Turn right onto Six Mile Run Road, and then take an immediate right onto Newton Road. Look for parking immediately on your left.
To reach the northern trailhead in Riddlesburg from I-99 S, take Exit 23 for SR 164 toward SR 36/Roaring Spring/Portage, and go 0.7 mile. Continue onto SR 164 E and go 3.3 miles. Then turn left to stay on SR 164 E and go 10.9 miles. Turn right onto SR 26 S and go 3.7 miles. Turn right to stay on SR 26 S and go 4.7 miles. Turn left onto Six Mile Run Road, and then take an immediate right onto Newton Road. Look for parking immediately on your left.
Did the entire trail with e-bike. Great ride in lowest pedal assist mode! Few areas washed out by recent rains but able to navigate.
Beautiful countryside. You will encounter very few people. Trail quality ranges from good to rough. South of Hopewell the trail becomes a gravel road. I believe there has been a slight improvement in road condition but you may dislike the ride based on what sort of tires you ride. The road ends after a couple of miles and trail continues. The trail is not mowed as frequently as one would expect. I ride a recumbent trike and the overgrown grass in the middle makes it difficult to ride. If you ride a trike, I would recommend you stay away from this trail.
Not that hard of a trail not sure why people say it's not a good trail did 24.11 miles of it start to finish and then back to the start A+++ in my book
This lonely trail has a HORRIBLE surface for the vast majority of its length. There were very few crushed stone areas, although not packed down enough to keep from sinking in some spots.
I rode the entire trail today round trip. My odometer read 23.70 miles. The ride was not fun. The trail is mostly stones, NOT crushed, and VERY rough.
Additionally, for this entire trip, I saw a total of five other trail users, all walking, not cycling - even though it was a beautiful day. This was my first trip on this trail, and my last unless I find that it has been re-surfaced. It just wasn't worth it.
After riding this trail I'm not sure why it has so many 5 star ratings. I did ride it just after Hurricane Ida and there were some washouts but that did not affect my rating as I suspect those will be quickly repaired. We started from Tatesville and the section to the bridge over the Raystown Branch Juanita River was decent. It had a fairly good trail bed and was in the woods. No outstanding scenery until the bridge which was very nice. Not too far after the bridge the trail becomes a shared use gravel roadway for 2.3 miles. This is easy enough to ride and the river (flooded when we were there) is alongside all the time at this point. However, it is a gravel road. At the end of the road you ride some paved roads through Hopewell for a bit then back on to a decent portion of trail until Riddlesburg where you ride pavement again for a bit before turning back onto the trail which is a coarser gravel at this point - certainly rideable but not as much fun. (This section is actually beyond where the TrailLink map indicates that the trail stops). The trail dead ends at Red Cut with a gate. As a positive there were numerous benches along the way and some picnic tables. I did not see any tire pump or repair stations as mentioned by another poster though there may have been one in Riddlesburg where we pulled away from the trail just a bit. Amenities were basically non-existent. There was a small gas station in Riddlesburg which might have something and the post office advertised food but appeared closed. Hopewell may also have had a small business but it wasn't along the trail.
I would not drive any distance to ride this trail and will likely never ride it again. There is just nothing outstanding to warrant it and the gravel road ride probably sealed the deal on this review. In short, there are much better trails - and some worse.
Nicely maintained. It has bike repair and pump stations . Pretty trail
I drove 75 miles to try the trail and it was a good experience and worth the drive. I parked in Tatesville and rode to the end in Riddlesburg and back to Tatesville. There are a few miles of trail before Hopewell that is a public roadway. It is some kind of camping and recreational area. This stretch of trail is like driving in an alley or gravel driveway which is why it is best to have a mountain bike. Skinnier tires could easily get a flat tire in this area. I heard of this in advance so I took my mountain bike with me for the ride. The trail winds through the streets of Hopewell before becoming a trail again. There is also some street riding in Riddlesburg before coming to the end of the trail. I hope someday the trail can continue past Riddlesburg. I would return to this trail, but I would never ride through the recreational area again. Park in Tatesville and ride out about 6 miles to where the recreational area begins and then back to Tatesville for a 12 mile ride. Or park in Hopewell or Riddlesburg and just ride between Hopewell and Riddlesburg.
A hidden gem of diversity and a lot of calmness in many areas. Our first ride on it was in Sept. Labor Day, sunny and 80’s. Looking forward to riding again this fall.
The surface of mostly loose stone dust took a little getting used to as not packed like most rail trails. Was not a fan of the 2 miles of packed bouncy gravel road with potholes, but was doable. Rode from Tatesville to Riddlesburg and back 21.4. Thankfully, small port-a-pot at each end.
We were on gravel bikes (lower tire pressure) which did great. Didn't see anyone for a long time and the ones we saw were on mountain bikes.
Nice to see kept up mowed sides and enjoyed going through the cutout rocks. Some areas had grass in the middle but was mowed. My group thought in areas it was not quite the level trail as described, but we figured the trail variety of surface and scenery made it seem that way. Will do again as it's a great well kept trail, but with a different perspective of what the trail surface actually is.
I brought my son-in-law here for the day. With the recent geocache hides, we enjoyed our experience. Our ride and find trek also included posing for a discovered game cam pic, staying off a split rail fence decorated with a emphatic warning, swerving around a orange piling to miss a trail washout, jumping over a green and black snake and turning around at Cypher Station for the return gradual ascending route to Tatesville. Don’t know if we will return to finish the rest to Riddlesburg but appreciate the different parking waypoint accesses. Not our best rail trail but sufficient for “our time”.
Excellent trail in fantastic shape and everything is well-maintained. Scenery varies nicely so that you have many different backdrops along the ride. We went north from Tatesville to the end and back and clocked 24+ miles. Excellent parking at the trail head!
Always looking for a place to take a break and stretch my legs on a long road trip. This trail is the perfect place to do that. Exactly half way between Breezewood and Bedford. Easy hop off the pike and then take Rt 30 which parallels the pike. Trail is only about 2.5 miles north of 30.
The Bedford County folks have built a beautiful trail. The scenery is a tale of two trails. The south end is wooded and passes through many rock cuts. The north end after the bridge follows the river and is open county and even uses a gravel road for about 1.5 miles.
The only loose gravel that I encountered was at about MP 4.5 north of the bridge. Luckily it was only about 30’ long.
Where the trail joins Cooper Sawmill road at the south end I was riding on 1/2” gravel. Said to myself can’t bounce on this for too long. Luckily, it was gone after only a couple hundred feet. Road was hard-packed with only scattered potholes filled with the 1/2” gravel. Might get dusty during a dry spell. Only encountered 3 cars and they were moving slowly.
Trail seemed pretty flat except for about MP 5 to MP 2. Heading south the uphill grade started at about MP 5. Probably only about 3% but very noticeable and the gravel surface makes it tougher. After about a mile I was thinking this won’t be fun until the end. Luckily at about MP 2 the grade reduced and it wasn’t so bad to the end.
Saw lots of kayaks along the river, so might be an easy pedal-n-paddle trip in the future. Looks like a pretty easy takeout in Riddlesburg. Didn’t see an easy put-in real close to the bridge in Cypher, but might be one down the road a little ways.
Great place to enjoy some pretty scenery and stretch the legs before getting back on the Turnpike for my trip from OH to the MD shore. If you just want a short walk, about 1 mile north of Tatesville there was a nice bench overlooking a pond (see photo). Enjoy. Thanks Bedford County and Broad Top Twp for a beautiful trail.....Bikin-Mike 5/2019
p.s. Abandoned Turnpike is another awesome ride in the Breezewood area. It’s only about 1/2 a mile from the Turnpike exit.
Beautiful area, lots of wild life and an awsome view from the bridge, not to mention the smallies were biting ¿¿
We have a large family(6) with ages ranging from 2-11,this is one of the best trails we've come across. Easily accessible with a side by side double stroller(some trails we've had to stop and fold our stroller to access hiking areas),flat terrain, keep an eye out for snakes! This is our favorite place to blow of some energy safely,it's well maintained and a gorgeous hike.
We took some time out to do this trail on a drive from Philadelphia to Ohio. We stayed at the Hampton Inn in Bedford, so the drive to Hopewell was about 30 minutes. The drive there was beautiful on this mid-summer morning. With a little bit of effort and following the bike path signs, we made our way to the old Hopewell train station and parked. As we were getting our tandem bike ready, some local ladies stopped by and were able to point us in the correct direction to Tatesville.
When leaving Hopewell, you are on the main road just long enough to cross a small bridge, then you are on the gravel trail. It starts out as a shared road, but we only encountered one slow moving car. The gravel in this section is larger, and there are areas with potholes, so you need to watch were you ride. Here the trail is partially shaded and there are nice views of the river, meadows and the rising hills.
After passing through a camping area, the trail no longer allowed cars, and the gravel got much smaller and the potholes went away. But the gravel was not hard packed and in some places bogs down your tires. We saw mostly local riders on hybrids and a pair on fat bikes, as well as some walkers.
Near Cypher there is a beautiful bridge/river crossing followed by a narrow gorge. Pause here for some time to take in the view. From there the trail starts a long slow steady incline. This, combined with the thick, small grained gravel, can be challenging. There are a couple of outhouse/restrooms along the trail between Hopewell and Tatesville.
This is a beautiful trail. Hats off to local organizations and government who helped create it. I would only suggest, if possible, to pack down the small gravel, and maybe add some directional signs (like in Hopewell) and maybe some mile markers noting the distances to the next landmarks.
We will be back again to ride the length of this trail and get to parts we missed, though we will probably come back with wider knobby tires.
November 12, 2016, 45 degrees outside, 1:30 pm start at Hopewell. It was beautiful. 2.3,4 gear going in 3.5,6 coming out. Only passed 2 other bikers. Riding along the river edge was beautiful relaxing and so enjoyable.
White tail deer crossing the road in front of us added to the beauty of this trail.
We only did the southern half today. Looking forward entire trail next trip.
Parking a little hard to find but we found it. Follow the green bike signs.
Great job to the organization on this trail!
We rode three trails in 3 days in this area, the Ghost Town, Lower and HB&T. The H&BT is the shortest of the three.
We started at the northern trail head which had no signs to the parking area. The 1st mile or so is typical rail trail stone dust followed by a short road connection to a gravel road of about 3 or 4 miles. This gravel road is a bit rough, but passible with 32mm tires and isn't very enjoyable. The best part of this trail is the newer southern section.
My family and I rode from the Cypher TH to Coopers Run TH round trip then N towards Tatesville for roughly another 1.5 miles before heading back. Although we are locals, it was our first trip to the trail. Actually, my wife and I were both on new bikes and this was my first bike ride in probably 25 years (I'm 41). I was a little concerned it might be too much for a couple newbies and my 7 year old daughter but it was a comfortable ride and no complaints until shortly before we turned around. Mostly, I think the complaints were less about being tired and more about getting home to eat dinner. We spent about one hour on the trail. Would give 5 stars if a Port-a-Jon had been available.
This section of the trail is pretty smooth and requires minimal effort to keep the bike rolling. Three of us were riding mountain bikes and my 7 year old was on a 20" BMX style bike. We are an active family and spend time playing sports and time in the outdoors, but none of us goes to a gym or works out regularly with the exception of my teenage daughter. I mention this because I saw another review that might lead you to believe this trail is difficult to ride. It is not-at least not the section we rode. We are in average shape and haven't been on bikes since we were kids. Passed a couple leisurely riding ( in their 60's) and saw 2 other gentlemen getting ready to ride as we were leaving-both were 50+. Although we might be a little sore in the morning, this is a relatively easy bike ride.
We picked a nice afternoon with comfortable temps and no bugs, even though much of the trail is near the river or in the woods-depending when u ride, b prepared for bugs. It's a scenic, peaceful ride with the highlight in this section being the old railroad bridge -great photo op. We are fortunate to live close so I intend to check out the full trail from Tatesville to Riddlesburg. Check it out-a nice family ride.
Did this trail very early on a weekday in August. Very serene and beautiful ride. The slight incline of the trail was not too bad. (Unlike some, used to rail trails having inclines) Trail was well maintained. Camped at Woy Bridge Campground nearby which was also very serene and beautiful. Owner was very accommodating; they have rustic cabins and tent sites right on the river. Did different bike routes each day we stayed there. Would definitely come back and ride the H&BT trail again! Congratulations to all the folks who worked so hard to make this trail such a wonderful ride.
We started out at Tatesville. The path and scenery was very nice. Periodically we would hit thick patches of fine gravel and fishtail. The trail does have gentle grades, but was no problem.
About 5.5 miles in (short of the Coopersburg Rec area), the fine gravel became larger gravel and the ride became very bumpy. We only went another 1.5 miles and turned around. We were hoping to do the entire trail, but only did about 7 miles of the 10 (one way). We were not sure if the rest of the trail to Riddlesburg was the same way (bumpy).
Another caution, is that the from from around the Cooprersburg rec area to Riddlesburg, the trail can have motorized vehicles. There is a 15 mph posted speed limit. We did see a motorcycle on the path.
I am hoping that the trailer would totally become fine packed gravel for the entire 10 miles. That would make the trail a 5 star.
Just finished a beautiful 4th of July ride on the Cypher to Tatesville stretch! Trail conditions were perfect. Slight incline to Tatesville; nice downhill cruise back to Cypher. Trailhead and parking lot at Cypher nice, but remote and a tad hard to find. Also, no restroom facility.
Overall great ride!!! Can't wait to return!
This trail is a little more challenging than a typical rail trail because only a portion of it is truly a rail trail. It was fun to do, but if you are expecting a fairly flat rail trail you’ll probably be disappointed.
We rode most of this trail on a Saturday in July. We started our ride at Riddlesburg. There is plenty of parking there but no bathrooms or port-a-johns. (In fact, we rode the trail as far as Cypher and back and there were no bathrooms along the entire route except for a hideous pit toilet in the Cooper’s Recreational Area. On the other hand, we only went 13 miles round trip, so bathrooms weren’t essential.) Once we left Riddlesburg the trail was a typical rail trail for just over two miles. The trail was compacted gravel, flat and well maintained. It was slightly damp when we were there so it felt less stable than a solid surface, but it was easy enough to negotiate. The trail was very nicely shaded and comfortable to ride. It crosses two side streets, but this is a very quiet little town so you don’t have to worry about traffic.
The quietness of the town was helpful once we reached Hopewell because here the trail follows residential streets for several blocks. We saw no cars (and they would have been traveling pretty slowly if we had seen them). The bike route is marked with signs, but I had looked at the TrailLink satellite view of this trail before we rode it, and I found that helpful for negotiating the route. (Note: There was no cell service with my AT&T phone, so I’m glad I wasn’t depending on that for GPS help. My wife had a Verizon phone with her that got a very weak signal.) At the end of the residential portion the bike trail crosses a more major road though, again, there was no traffic on it that we saw. You have to ride on this road for about 150 feet and then the bike route turns onto another road.
Once you turn onto this side road the bike route follows it for about three miles or more, and here is where the route is not a rail trail. The road is pavement that has been covered with gravel; it was trickier than the trail, especially for my wife’s road bike (not so much for my hybrid). It is an active road, carrying people into the Cooper’s Recreational Area. We don’t like riding in traffic, but we didn’t feel concerned here because the gravel forces people to drive very slowly (and it’s also noisy, so no car can take you by surprise). The road is definitely not flat, but the hills are gradual enough that our middle-aged legs were able to handle the ride (though we were both a bit sore the next morning). The gravel was a little challenging since we normally ride rail trails or on the streets around out neighborhood. The road is nicely shaded, and it follows the river, so the views were pleasant. Eventually the gravel road ended and the actual bike trail picked up again.
We wanted to cross the trestle bridge over the Juniata so we followed the trail until we had crossed over the bridge (a nice view and, at that point, a nice trail). Just beyond the bridge there was a parking area where we turned around and made the return trip. Beyond that parking area the trail runs four more miles to Tatesville and appeared to be a well maintained rail trail.
I would recommend this trail if you want something a little more strenuous than a typical rail trail. After we finished our ride we took the driving tour of Bedford County’s thirteen historic covered bridges. The combination of the bike ride and the driving tour made for a very nice day trip.
We rode this trail from Hopewell south in the late fall of 2015. The segment south of Cypher Rd was muddy and not yet finished. It looked like an active project at that point in time. It will be a nice ride when complete. I'll post an update next time I check it out, which should be spring/summer of 2016.
After reading that last trail review, what a disappointing ride down there yesterday! I expected a nice, fully completed six miles of new trail, but it certainly did not turn out to be as such! It started out well, with the intact Riddlesburg depot, and that beautiful passenger train photo and railroad history plaque at the trail's northern terminus. A nice shady run beside the river on a brand new trail. "Oh joy!... This is going to be a real treat", I thought. It was nice to see the little depot at Hopewell, and that beautiful little trail parking lot beside it, 2.1 miles from the Riddlesburg trailhead. Then the trouble began. A family of fellow bicyclists from Western Pennsylvania appeared behind me, and asked me if I was "trying to follow this trail." "Sure, follow me." Well, the railroad grade veers left, and gets fully encroached on south of the depot, and it looked pretty obvious that the "bike route" sign was directing us back to the railroad grade at the south end of town. No sir! There was no further trail development south of the depot! The family behind me gave up, and I tried heading south on the highway berm, climbed up the dangerously busy main highway for a half mile, then gave up. Where was the continuation of this "nice trail" I was searching for? As I reached the northern end of Hopewell, a friendly old gentleman who had lived there since 1956 struck up a conversation with me. "Where is that trail south of town", I asked. "Does it exist?" He gave me directions, and back down south I went. No sir. No trail. I asked a family down there. "Down that gravel road to the SOUTHWEST?" Yes! You would never ever guess that the railroad turned RIGHT, and headed down what is now COOPER SAWMILL ROAD, TWP. T490! Here's the confusing secret: The undeveloped railroad grade you would certainly try (as we did) to follow SOUTHEASTWARD (to the LEFT) was the H&BT's Sandy Run Branch, a 2.6 mile line to its namesake's location. The "trail" SOUTHWESTWARD, which obviously left Hopewell on a long-gone curved trestle (to the RIGHT), if you want to call it a rail-trail, is a four mile long dirt and (one-inch) semi-graveled, dusty, dirty, rutted recreational access road, filled with passing RV's, motor homes, and big trucks pulling boats down along the river! Egads! What a rough, HORRIBLE ride on a bicycle! As rain was threatening (Would THAT have created a muddy mess!), I made it 2.5 miles, halfway down to the being-redecked Cypher trestle, and turned around. Not a pleasant ride... Not pleasant at ALL! If this is to be a CONTINUOUS rail-trail, I can't imagine how! Don't even BOTHER trying the Hopewell-Cypher portion of this trail! I hope there is to be a REAL trail involved down at Cypher, as I am really looking forward to riding over that neat 1860 trestle! Somebody please post when that bridge has been redecked and the cut and trail completed north from Cypher. That cut had a 10mph speed restriction on it back in 1942, 11 or so years from the railroad's abandonment. A few other interesting facts from the September 27th, 1942 employee timetable, which someone as so nice to post on a H&BT website: Top speed for first-class trains on the H&BT was 35mph, not bad for an unsignaled mountain steam railroad. The railroad was 44.1 miles long, from Milepost 0.0 at its co- Pennsylvania Railroad Huntingdon depot (which incidentally still existed, right across the platform from today's Amtrak platform, until the mid-1980's), to its southern terminus at Mount Dallas. The H&BT was a "bridge road" for the "Pennsy" traffic, to and from its own lines in south-central Pennsylvania. Riddlesburg was located at MP29.4, Hopewell was MP31.5, and Cypher checked in at MP36.7. If you were a kid back in the 1960's (I was not so fortunate), you may have ridden on the old EVERETT RAILROAD tourist train, on the former southern vestige of this railroad. And while you're down there, DO visit the beautifully restored H&BT depot complex down at Everett, for a wonderful documentation of the history of this railroad. -Rich Ballash, Latrobe PA 7-6-2014
The trail is now open from Riddlesburg on the north through to the trestle bridge near Cypher making a total of 6 miles to hike and bike. The trail passes through the Cooper Recreation area that is a free public recreation area for primitive camping, boating and fishing. Construction to re-deck the 350 ft trestle is scheduled for completion in September 2014 making the trail passable to Cypher trail head.
We have had the good fortune to meet the friendliest people during our walks. The locals are quick to provide the history and local attractions and the number of families and groups using the trail are inspiring.
Just completed an evening bike trip on the H&BT Rail Trail. Starting at the Riddlesburg Trail head and continuing on to the Cooper recreation area. What a wonderful trip for a 50 something year old novice. Only one slight hill through the town of Hopewell. Round trip is approximately 8 miles. A perfect length for an evening ride.
The trail holds several scenic views. We first noticed the large, mountain like mounds which were reported to us to be "coke ash" which is the remnants of coal to coke production. Hiking North at .3 miles we passed trickling waterfalls that brought a cool breeze down the trail and at the last bench site before the Hopewell trail head we rested and observed an eagle perched on a Sycamore tree. What a delightful hike. Can't wait till the balance of the trail is open.
Once we found the parking area, our family group wandered down the trail enjoying the river and woodlands running along side us. It was quiet, peaceful, and well maintained. My grandson's stroller rolled smoothly over the fine-graveled path. There were even benches to sit and rest and watch the river. We'll be returning in the future!
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