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Enola Low Grade Trail

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  1. Areas
  2. PA
  3. …South Central PA
  4. …Lancaster County
  5. Atglen
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30.4 Miles 48.9 Kilometers


Doubletrack

453' 138 m

Ascent

-685' -209 m

Descent

1%

Avg Grade (0°)

4%

Max Grade (2°)

601' 183 m

High

241' 73 m

Low

Shared By Michael Porter

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“This old freight road provides a doubletrack trail from Atglen to Creswell. ”

— Michael Porter
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This is a 30-mile plus old freight road from Atglen to its terminus along the Susquehanna River.

The trail was constructed from 1903 to 1906 by the PA Railroad. A feat of engineering, the trail never exceeded 1% grade, all the way from Chester County to the State Capitol, Harrisburg.

The trail was built using dangerous blasting techniques, as well as restructuring the surface using complicated scaffolding to accommodate a flat rail bed.

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Grubb Run.
Grubb Run.
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Rock climbers along the way.
Rock climbers along the way.
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View of the Safe Harbor Dam.
View of the Safe Harbor Dam.
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Tunnel out of Lancaster
Tunnel out of Lancaster
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