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Old 04-20-17, 02:25 PM
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Stony Valley Railroad Grade?

My wife has a conference near Hershey this weekend and I found this to go ride:

https://www.traillink.com/trail/ston...ailroad-grade/

https://www.stonyvalley.com/rail-trail.html


Worth doing? If not, I know the Swatara State Park is nearby...
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Never heard of it until now, but it looks cool.
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I couldn't find decent parking for the grade trail and I was crunched for time so I ended up doing the Swatara Rail Trail. It has a good mix of dirt and grass tracks, packed and thick gravel, singletrack in the woods and some pavement. The rain made for a wet ride towards the end.
https://www.traillink.com/trail/swatara-rail-trail/
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Originally Posted by 09box
I couldn't find decent parking for the grade trail and I was crunched for time so I ended up doing the Swatara Rail Trail. It has a good mix of dirt and grass tracks, packed and thick gravel, singletrack in the woods and some pavement. The rain made for a wet ride towards the end.
https://www.traillink.com/trail/swatara-rail-trail/
Sorry I did not see this earlier. The Stoney Brook Rail Trail parking lot on the east side is on Gold Mine Rd. big lot. What I like about this trail is the Appalachian Trail goes on it for a very short distance. I've walked my bike to the Rausch Gap Shelter to get water and sleep the night.
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