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Rock Run ATV Park

First and foremost we’re about having fun! Rock Run Recreation area, its employees, and volunteers are excited that you and your families travel from all over the United States and choose to spend your weekends and holidays with us. Set in the rural parts of northern Cambria and southern Clearfield Counties, our trails provide spectacular views from atop the Allegheny Mountains. We consider ourselves a first class recreation park, and hope you feel the same after you visit us.

Rock Run started out with 50 miles of trails for ATVs, UTVs, and dirtbikes. With the help of the Yamaha Trails Initiative Program, we were able to add an additional 20 miles of trails. Rock Run now provides over 140 miles of trails that you can enjoy on whatever type of machine you like.

We have also worked with multiple volunteer groups from the OHV community and developed a trail system that provides enjoyment and challenges for the everyday driver to the most extreme OHV’s.

Source: Rock Run ATV Park – Cambria County Conservation & Recreation Authority

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The Ghost Town Trail Cambria County

Natural beauty, fascinating historical features, and length: The Ghost Town Trail is a 36-mile long ‘rails to trails’ trail that blends these qualities and throws in a bit of challenge for flavor.

The trail includes a 32-mile portion that stretches from Blairsville, PA to Ebensburg, PA, as well as a 4-mile spur called the Rexis Branch that stretches from the Eliza Furnace to Red Mill Rd. in Vintondale, PA.

Named for the long-gone coal-mining communities that once dotted its right-of-way, the GTT flows past two massive iron furnaces, old coal-loading tipples, boney (coal-refuse) piles and other traces of industrial history.

The Blacklick Creek valley in which it is situated is gorgeous, with mountain streams, stands of rhododendron, dozens of wildflower species and cool woodlands

As it climbs the western slope of the Allegheny Front, the Ghost Town Trail totals 46 miles in length. There is a: 32-mile main stem from Blacklick to Ebensburg.4-mile Rexis Branch from Vintondale to U.S. 422.8-mile C&I Branch from U.S. 422 to Expedit Road.2-mile C&I Branch from Vic Miller Road to Snake Road. With the exception of the C&I Branch, which is unimproved and still under development, the GTT has a crushed limestone surface. At Vintondale, the trail divides and follows two branches of Blacklick Creek

Source: The Ghost Town Trail – Cambria County Conservation & Recreation Authority

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Path of the 1989 Johnstown Flood Trail

This historical trail enables the user to start just below the breached South Fork Dam and follow the same watercourse that floodwaters took in 1889, when they surged into Johnstown.

The Path of the Flood Trail provides numerous trail-side markers that tell the story and enable users to visualize the scene within the  Little Conemaugh River valley, which remains largely unchanged more than 120 years later.  Additionally, this trail is naturally beautiful and challenging with some steeper grades and varying trail surfaces.Photo by Patti Jones.

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The Jim Mayer Riverswalk Trail

Named for a local conservationist, the Jim Mayer Riverswalk Trail is a delightful, 3.1-mile (5k) urban trail on the east end of the City of Johnstown.

Following the Stonycreek River, the trail begins in Riverside on Michigan Ave. and ends in Hornerstown on Messenger St., near Sandyvale Memorial Gardens & Conservancy.

This trail offers beautiful views of the river, abundant bird-life and wildflowers, picturesque Buttermilk Falls and serenity within an urban setting.

The Jim Mayer Riverswalk Trail is part of a growing urban trail system in Johnstown that currently follows the Stonycreek River from Central Avenue behind an industrial complex to the residential community of Riverside. One of its best features is the 50-foot Buttermilk Falls, located about mid-trail. The Riverswalk is nearly level, and its surface is groomed and easily ridden or walked.

Source: The Jim Mayer Riverswalk Trail – Cambria County Conservation & Recreation Authority