Conversations
North Central Railroad (NCR) Trail
Quote from Rob6 on September 19, 2022, 11:06 pmSince @nathanu has kindly added a cycling board, I wanted to make sure his efforts were not in vain.
Starting in the town of Cockeysville, MD just north of Baltimore, in Baltimore County, is the officially named Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail. It extends north to the Mason-Dixon line at the PA border, where the official name changes to the York Heritage Trail. The combined local name is the NCR Trail, in honor of the now defunct North Central Railroad, upon which this trail is located. This is, as the name suggests, a converted railroad line with a crushed and packed gravel roadbed.
The combined distance is currently about 40 miles, almost equally split between Maryland and Pennsylvania. There is a slight uphill grade from each end, with the high point in New Freedom, PA.
Saturday I rode 25 miles long the trail, stopping in New Freedom where a community festival was taking place.
If you're ever in the area, it's well worth the trip to pedal this trail along the Gunpowder River on the Maryland side and/or to take in the history of the Pennsylvania side.
Since @nathanu has kindly added a cycling board, I wanted to make sure his efforts were not in vain.
Starting in the town of Cockeysville, MD just north of Baltimore, in Baltimore County, is the officially named Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail. It extends north to the Mason-Dixon line at the PA border, where the official name changes to the York Heritage Trail. The combined local name is the NCR Trail, in honor of the now defunct North Central Railroad, upon which this trail is located. This is, as the name suggests, a converted railroad line with a crushed and packed gravel roadbed.
The combined distance is currently about 40 miles, almost equally split between Maryland and Pennsylvania. There is a slight uphill grade from each end, with the high point in New Freedom, PA.
Saturday I rode 25 miles long the trail, stopping in New Freedom where a community festival was taking place.
If you're ever in the area, it's well worth the trip to pedal this trail along the Gunpowder River on the Maryland side and/or to take in the history of the Pennsylvania side.
Quote from nathanu on September 19, 2022, 11:24 pmKristy and I tried to get into bicycling and enjoyed it but it just didn't stick. The coolest cycling adventure we had was a vacation in (I believe) Gulf Shores. It was her, me and our (then very young) son. I had a kids seat on the back of my bike and we just rode around the sleepy little beach town we were in. We ended up with about 10 to 15 miles per day, which felt huge, but it wa on flat roads. We stopped at just about every park, beach and swamp that we flu d and just hung out. May have to dig those bikes out again 🙂
Kristy and I tried to get into bicycling and enjoyed it but it just didn't stick. The coolest cycling adventure we had was a vacation in (I believe) Gulf Shores. It was her, me and our (then very young) son. I had a kids seat on the back of my bike and we just rode around the sleepy little beach town we were in. We ended up with about 10 to 15 miles per day, which felt huge, but it wa on flat roads. We stopped at just about every park, beach and swamp that we flu d and just hung out. May have to dig those bikes out again 🙂
by nathanu