No One Knows

No one knows who painted this mural at the trail.

Streambank Repair - April 2023

Cambria County completed a repair to the stream ban on the North Branch of Blacklick Creek on April 3, 203. The creek was eroding the stream bank and threatened the trail in this area. The project was performed by a contractor working with the U.S. Fish and wildlife Service. The photo shows the work in progress.

Dutchman's Breeches

Found along the trail, look for the white 'pantaloons' from which the Dutchman's Breeches derives its name.

New Trail Mileage Added to GTT

Cambria County is in the process of completing the installation of three more miles to the Ghost Town Trail. This segment is located from the Nanty Glo Borough line heading eastward along Buela Road. Completion of the segment will take place in Spring 2023.

Restoring the Miner's Memorial

The unique miner's memorial along the trail in Vintondale was restored in 2022. The image of miners coming out of portal 6 was cleaned and is now visible once again.

The Magic of Fall

Fall on the Ghost Town Trail is about as good as it gets. Fall colors and vibrant sunshine make this a prime time to be out on the trail.

Improving Blacklick Creek Water Quality

The Blacklick Creek Mine Water Treatment plant is now under construction near Vintondale. When operational by 2025 the plant will clean mine water from three mines and restore 23 miles of the creek. Photo taken November 4, 2022.

Blacklick Creek at Heshbon

The yellow bridge on Route 259 appears in this winter scene taken just downstream of Heshbon on the Ghost Town Trail.

Fall Scene on the Ghost Town Trail

Vintondale's Historical Marker

Scott Glen Cut

C&I Extension at Vic Miller Road

Mine #6 Miner's Mural - Vintondale, PA

Buena Vista Furnace in Snow

Warren Delano III - Founder of Vintondale

In 1892 Warren Delano III established the Blacklick Land improvement Company which was created to purchase the coal lands in Vintondlae and the surrounding area. When he visited Vintondale he often came in his own private rail car on the PA Railroad line. He was the uncle of President Theodore Roosevelt.

Interpreting the Ghost Towns

You will find these interpretive signs near the former town of Wehrum on the Ghost TOwn Trail.

Ebensburg Underpass

South Branch - Blacklick Creek

Stopping at the Eliza Furnace

View from the Bony Pile in Vintondale

This large bony pile in Vintondale where this photo was taken from is being removed as of March 2022. The coal that remains in the pile will be processed and used at a local cogeneration power plant.