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  • Hoodlebug Marker

    Hoodlebug Marker

  • Stony Run on the Hoodlebug Trail

    Stony Run on the Hoodlebug Trail

  • Falling Leaves at Hoodlebug Trail

    Falling Leaves at Hoodlebug Trail

  • Yankeetown Access Area

    Yankeetown Access Area

    There is parking for several cars at this access area located near the Sheetz Store near Homer City.

  • Crossing at Rose Street

    Crossing at Rose Street

    The Hoodlebug Trail extension crosses Rose Street near Hoss's Restaurant and then follows the IUP bikeway and a series of shared streets to eventually end at South 8th Street in Indiana Borough.

  • Solitary Jogger

    Solitary Jogger

    A solitary jogger enjoys a run on the Hoodlebug Trail.

  • Milepost 3 at the Quarter Mile Bridge

    Milepost 3 at the Quarter Mile Bridge

  • HT Resurfacing - July 31, 2020

    HT Resurfacing - July 31, 2020

    Quaker Sales Corporation is performing a double seal coat to the trail surface.

  • HT Resurfacing - July 31, 2020

    HT Resurfacing - July 31, 2020

    The Hoodlebug Trail is receiving a new surface which will provide a smoother ride for trail users. Seven miles of the trail are being resurfaced as part of the project.

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  • IUP Bridge

    IUP Bridge

    This bridge on the campus of IUP crosses over Stony Run, then the trail crosses the railroad tracks and continues up a steep hill as part of the IUP campus trail.

  • Eastern Redback Salamander

    Eastern Redback Salamander

    Found along the Hoodlebug Trail the Eastern Redback is the most abundant salamander found along the trail.

  • Stoney Run

    Stoney Run

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  • Hoodlebug Brown Ale

    Hoodlebug Brown Ale

    Levity Brewing, located directly adjacent to the Hoodlebug Trail at the Indian Springs Road intersection, offers a brown ale that is named in honor of the trail. A portion of the proceeds from the sale the Hoodlebug Brown Ale benefits the trail maintenance fund.

  • Green Canopy at Hoodlebug Trail

    Green Canopy at Hoodlebug Trail

  • Hoodlebug Trail Yankeetown Access Area

    Hoodlebug Trail Yankeetown Access Area

    At this access area on Lucerne ROad Extension, you will find several paved parking spots to use to access the Hoodlebug Trail in the Homer City area.

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  • A Partial Resurfacing

    A Partial Resurfacing

    In June of 2017, a portion of the Hoodlebug Trail between Rose Street and Indian Springs Road will receive some asphalt leveling and a double seal coat to smooth out the trail surface. The project is one-mile in length and costs $27,000. Sharp Paving of Shelocta, PA is the contractor.

  • Where the Two Trails Merge

    Where the Two Trails Merge

    The Ghost Town Trail and the Hoodlebug Trail converge at Saylor Park in Black Lick PA. From this point it is 10.5 miles on the Hoodlebug Trail to Indiana, PA or 32 miles on the Ghost TOwn Trail to Ebensburg.

  • No Name Sculpture

    No Name Sculpture

    This sculpture is located at the northern entrance of the Hoodlebug Trail, just off of Rose Street. As far as we know ti does not have a name. In May 2017 the sculpture received a fresh coat of paint.

  • Rail with Trail

    Rail with Trail

    A small portion of the northern end of the Hoodlebug Trail shares the corridor with the Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad. This is an active railroad that hauls coal to the Homer City Generating Station. The rail line was built here in c. 1903 to haul coal and coke from our area to Lackawanna and Buffalo New York - today the coal is imported to the generating station from mines outside the area.

  • Wilmer Stewart's Summer Home

    Wilmer Stewart's Summer Home

    The railroad tracks in the photo depicts where the Hoodlebug Trail is located at today in the area near the intersection of Wayne Avenue and Indian Springs Road. The road in the photo is now Wayne Avenue.

  • Spirits Along the Hoodlebug Trail Tour

    Spirits Along the Hoodlebug Trail Tour

    Disobedient Spirits in Homer City is one of three stops made on the Spirits of the Hoodlebug Trail Tour.

  • Spirits of the Hoodlebug Trail Tour

    Spirits of the Hoodlebug Trail Tour

    Noble Stein on Wayne Avenue served as one of three hosts for the Spirits Along the Hoodlebug Trail Tour.

  • Fall on the Hoodlebug Trail

    Fall on the Hoodlebug Trail

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  • Long-tailed Salamander

    Long-tailed Salamander

    Although the Hoodlebug Trail passes through developed areas you will find salamanders living in the stream edges and nearby ditches. This is a Long-tailed Salamander found along Stoney Run.

  • Summer Stroll

    Summer Stroll

    When warm temperatures arrive many trail users hit the trail early before the heat and humidity reach high levels.

  • They Still Run Trains Here

    They Still Run Trains Here

    On the hillside above the Hoodlebug Trail the B&P Railroad runs trains of coal to the Homer City power plant.

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