Access Limitations

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The Brookville Tunnel at mile post 41.11 and 2 bridges to the east are CLOSED with no current plans or funding for rehabilitation. PLEASE DO NOT ENTER THE TUNNEL FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY.

A bridge was removed at Middle Run Road at MP 21.76 and replaced with steep (9-10% grade) ramps. RVTA volunteers lowered the steepness of the ramps to 8-9%, made drainage improvements and added crushed limestone. Walking your bike is recommended.

The area from Middle Run Road at mile 21.75 west or downstream through Brinker Ave. at mile 21.1 in Fairmount City was improved in early August 2019 with crushed limestone. DEP finished their acid mine drainage remediation work on adjoining property in November 2018. This was the last section of the main trail to be improved.

The restored and improved CLIMAX TUNNEL at Mile Post 17 is open.  Use caution as the asphalt surface may be slippery in cold weather. Walking your bike and using a light is recommended in both the Long Point (MP 8.42) and Climax Tunnels.

A flash flood destroyed a 15-foot wide 1871 era stone arch over Long Run and Mile 19 on July 19, 2019.  It created a huge 40-foot gap in the trail that required installation of an 80-foot bridge.  In April 2020, volunteers completed a temporary bypass and a wooden bridge on the Red Bank Creek side of the arch over Long Run, a small stream. This bridge allows you to cross and see the remains of the arch and the marvelous 1871 stone work.   Access to the bridge is down and up a steep grade.  Please use caution.  Thanks to private grants, donations and reallocation of other maintenance funds, a permanent bridge on the same level as the trail that allows direct trail user access and emergency and maintenance access over the trail was installed on November 3,  2020. Donations to cover the cost of the bridge and required site work and to restore maintenance funds were greatly appreciated. The mile 19 bridge has been named in memory of trail advocate, volunteer and supporter Terry R. Mateer who died in March 2022.

The Sligo Spur from Lawsonham on the main trail at mile 6 past SR 861 to Walker Farm Road a mile south of Sligo is now done including some parking area improvements, gates and signage.   The 2 trestles on the lower spur were decked and railed early in Spring 2018. The Cherry Run bridge near Spur mile 6 was decked and railed in March 2017.  Naming rights for the 2 lower bridges are still available as memorials for a donation of $5000 each.  The Cherry Run bridge was named in memory of Chuck Marsh by the Board for his years of volunteer and board member service.  Note that the Sligo Spur has up to a 3% grade going up from the main trail with the highest point near mile 4 at the SR861 crossing. At the end of the Spur at Walker Farm Road, if you turn right that will take you to SR68. A left turn will take you the remaining mile into Sligo.

Please check Facebook or our Trail Guide for updates on trail conditions and mile by mile features.  Improvements are made as funding and volunteer time permit. Your help and patience are appreciated.