A Ride on the Pine Creek Rail Trail

We recently headed to the tiny town of Woolrich, PA to shop at the Woolrich Flagship and Outlet Store.  I lived in Lock Haven (just south of there) many years ago and had been to the store a few times.  On this trip we found some 'new threads' at nice prices and it also brought back fond memories of Christmas shopping for one of their red and black plaid wool overshirts for my Dad.

After some fun shopping and watching a wood carver in action in the parking lot,  we headed out and made a stop at the Restless Oaks Restaurant just off of Route 220.  The soup and chili were hot and the wait staff was very friendly.  From there we drove north for a ride on the Pine Creek Rail Trail.  We had picked up a large size trail map at the restaurant which worked out much better than the one I printed from the website.  By this time it was mid afternoon so we decided to find one of the lower access points and do a short ride North from there.  We parked at the Whitetail Access Area and headed out to the Bonnell Flat Comfort Station-a 4.5 mile ride one way.

It was a little chilly and overcast starting out, but that didn't take away from the scenery and nice views of Pine Creek.

The trail was well maintained and included a nice bridge crossing over the creek.  We passed a few riders but for the most part, we had the trail to ourselves!  We checked out the comfort stations before starting our return trip and gave them a thumbs up.  We usually end up looking for porta-potties when we are riding, so this was a welcome addition!

The sun came out for the rest of our ride which made for some good photo opportunities!

It was a nice fall ride on our "comfy" Cannondale Adventure 2 bikes!!  We can't wait to get back and ride through Pine Creek Gorge and the beautiful Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania on the northern end of the trail.