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Natural beauty, fascinating historical features, and length: The Ghost Town Trail is a 49-mile long ‘rails to trails’ trail that blends these qualities and throws in a bit of challenge for flavor. The trail includes the 32-mile main stem portion that stretches from Blacklick, PA to Ebensburg, PA, as well as the 17-mile C and I Extension that includes the 4-mile Rexis Branch that stretches from Vintondale to White Mill and the 8-mile Stritty’s Way that stretches from the end of the Rexis Branch near the Rt. 422 underpass to North St. in Cardiff, as well as the 5-mile section from the 219 underpass in Ebensburg to Springfield Street in Nanty Glo. A 2-mile mixed surface connection from the C & I to Duman Lake County Park gives trail visitors access to amenities such as picnicking, fishing, camping, and much more.  Named for the long-gone coal-mining communities that once dotted its right-of-way, the GTT flows past two massive iron furnaces, old coal-loading tipples, boney (coal-refuse) piles and other traces of industrial history. The Blacklick Creek valley in which it is situated is gorgeous, with mountain streams, stands of rhododendron, dozens of wildflower species and cool woodlands.

GHOST TOWN TRAIL
MAIN STEM TRAIL HEADS

Ebensburg:
424 Prave Street Ebensburg, PA

Nanty Glo:
1097 1st Street, Nanty Glo, PA

Twin Rocks:
1395 Plank Road, Nanty Glo, PA

Vintondale:
689 Main Street, Vintondale, PA

Wehrum:
2415 Wehrum Road Vintondale, PA

Dilltown:
7452 Route 403 Highway, Dilltown, PA

Heshbon:
10485 Route 259 Highway, Blairsville, PA

John P. Saylor Park:
1284 Old Indiana Road, Blairsville, PA

GHOST TOWN TRAIL
C AND I EXT. TRAIL HEADS

Rexis Branch:
5775 Wehrum Rd., Vintondale, PA

Red Mill:
1049 Red Mill Rd., Vintondale, PA

Vic Miller Rd/Stritty’s Way:
200 Vic Miller Rd., Strongstown, PA

Snake Rd:
576 Snake Rd., Ebensburg, PA

Expedite Rd/Carson’s Crossing: 
670 Expedite Rd., Nanty Glo, PA

North St/Cardiff: 
152 North St., Nanty Glo, PA

Springfield Rd:
305 Springfield Rd., Nanty Glo, PA

Beulah:
662 Beulah Rd., Nanty Glo, PA

Revloc:
130 Bethlehem Rd., Ebensburg, PA

Duman Lake County Park:
157 County Park Rd., Ebensburg, PA

Trail Description

As it climbs the western slope of the Allegheny Front, the Ghost Town Trail totals 49 miles in length. There is a:

  •  32-mile main stem from Blacklick to Ebensburg.
  • 17-mile C&I Ext.
    • Includes 4 Mile Rexis Branch from Vintondale to White Mill
    • Includes 8 Mile Stritty’s Way from Vic Miller Rd. to North St
    • Includes 5 Mile section from Ebensburg 219 Underpass to Springfield Street
  • There is also a 2-mile connection from C & I Extension to Duman Lake County Park

With the exception of the Duman Lake County Park 2 mile connection, which is a mix of crushed limestone and single track, the GTT and C & I Extension have a crushed limestone surface.

GTT Stritty's Way
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