No One Knows
No one knows who painted this mural at the trail.
An Overview from the Josephine Road Bridge
Three ridings entering Saylor Park.
Ghost Town Trail Half Marathon
A half-marathon was held at the Ghost Town Trail on Monday May 25, 2015. About 90 runners completed in the 13.2 mile event running from Dilltown to Saylor Park.
Eliza Sation in Vintondale, PA
Scott Glen Cut
Cardinal Flowers Blooming
By late July Cardinal Flowers are in full bloom along the Ghost Town Trail. They prefer wet habitats along the edges of streams and ponds.
Vintondale's Historical Marker
Wehrum Company Store
The ghost town of Wehrum once had all the services that any community would need. Besides a company store the town had a bank, jail, hotel, community water system and a train station.
Making the Trek
Scott Glen Marker
Scott Glen was one of the gohst towns found aling the Ghost TOwn Trail. This marker to commemorate the town is located near the Scott Glen Bridge on the trail.
Mine #6 Miner's Mural - Vintondale, PA
At the Finish
Runners in the 2017 Veteran's Marathon are greeted at the finish by Tim and Sally Kronenwetter and Tom Fetterman.
Biking Through Vintondale
Catch and Relase Fishing
This map at the Vintondale rail head depicts the postion of the South Branch of Blacklick Creek that is open for catch and release fishing. Please support the Vintondale Trout Club's effort to stock the stream bu purchasing a trout badge.
Shelter from the Storm
This pavilion is located on the stretch of the trail between Route 271 and Snake Road on the C&I Extension.
Fall Scene Near Heshbon
SGL stands for State Gamelands.
South Branch of Blacklick Creek
Once seriously polluted the South Branch of Blacklick Creek now supports trout and other aquatic life in its remarkable transformation.
Hemlock Varnish Fungi
Vintondale's Mining History
This coal shuttle car or buggy is on display along the trail at Vintondale.
Eliza Station
A good rest stop along the trail is the Eliza Station where you will find a restroom, pavilion and trail information.
Trail of the Year Marker
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.
South Branch of BLacklick Creek
The South Branch of Blacklick Creek has come a long way in the past decade. The stream is now clean enough to provide fishing opportunities.
Dreaming of a Better Future
This photo shows the design of the planned location of the Wehrum mine water treatment plant. When operational by 2022 the plant will treat and clean 23 miles of Blacklick Creek.
Wehrum Reclamation Project 2020
This interpretive sign along the trail shows some before and after scenes of the Wehrum bony pile removal project.
Duman's Lake
Cambria County is establishing a trail from the Ghost Town Trail to Dumans Lake. Work on the 2 mile trail connector started in August 2020.
Stopping at the Eliza Furnace
GTT - PA Trail of the Year for 2020
Vintondale's New Sign
Vintondale was established in 1892 as a coal mining and coke producing town.
Vintondale's Jail Cell
At the Vintondale trail head there is a large metal cage that once served as a jail cell in the borough building.
C&I Extension (Rexis Branch)
The C&I Extension of the Ghost Town Trail is also known as the Rexis Branch. The C&I was the Cambria & Indiana Railroad, a short line railroad that hauled coal on this line that is now the Ghost Town Trail.
Vic Miller Road
At Vic Miller Road the Ghost Town Trail follows the road for a short distance to connect to the C&I Extension. The road is located off of Route 422 just west of Belsano, PA.
Power Poles on Rexis Branch
Hidden in the woods along the Rexis Branch of the GTT are several of these angle iron pole. The pole were used to provide electric power to a larg ventilation fan that serviced the Vintondale #6 Mine.
Trail of the Year - 2020
The Ghost Town Trail was selected as Pennsylvania's Trail of the Year for 2020 by the PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources.
