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York County Heritage Rail Trail - Southeastern Pennsylvania
York County Heritage Rail Trail - Southeastern Pennsylvania

Earlier this week we were exploring a ten mile section of the Heritage Rail Trail, which turned out to be one of the nicest rail trails we've found anywhere. I've arranged the SLIDESHOW from the set: www.flickr.com/photos/ugardener/sets/72157630261848658/

so that it starts with maps for an overview, and then heads south from the Brillhart Station south of York to the town of Glen Rock with it's superb mural. We hope to go back next spring and ride the section from Glen Rock into Maryland.

Hanover Junction is a perfect resting place along the trail.

From the Wikipedia Article:

"Established in the 1851 as a railroad junction of the Northern Central Railway and the Hanover Branch Railroad, a hotel and a few houses were erected to serve the needs of railroad passengers and local workers. Following the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, Hanover Junction was a major route for the transport of wounded soldiers from Gettysburg to hospitals in Baltimore, Harrisburg, York, and other Northern towns. A bust of President Abraham Lincoln and a historical marker commemorate his change of trains at the junction en route to Gettysburg to deliver the 1863 Gettysburg Address.

Later, small industries flourished in the Hanover Junction area, but with the demise of the railroad traffic in the mid-20th century, the depot was abandoned. It was restored to its Civil War appearance in 2003 and reopened as a museum. A quartet of Civil War cannon commemorate the region's participation in the Gettysburg Campaign. The Hanover Junction Railroad Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanover_Junction,_Pennsylvania

About the trail itself:

www.traillink.com/trail/heritage-rail-trail-county-park.aspx

"Heritage Rail Trail County Park, located in York County, Pennsylvania, is 21 miles long and runs from York south to the Mason–Dixon line in New Freedom. The trail was built in 1999 by the York County Government and connects with the Northern Central Railroad Trail in Maryland, which extends for another 20 miles to Ashland (near Cockeysville). The trail runs along the abandoned Northern Central Railway line and forms the southernmost part of Route J in the BicyclePA route system."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_County_Heritage_Rail_Trail

bikewashington.org/trails/ncr/ncr.htm

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