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Ghost Town Trail

Rail-trail in Pennsylvania · OpenStreetMap relation

The Ghost Town Trail is a rail trail in Western Pennsylvania that runs 36 miles (58 km) between Black Lick, Indiana County, and Ebensburg, Cambria County. Established in 1991 on the right-of-way of the former Ebensburg and Black Lick Railroad, the trail follows the Blacklick Creek and passes through many ghost towns that were abandoned in the early 1900s with the decline of the local coal mining industry. Open year-round to cycling, hiking, and cross-country skiing, the trail is designated a National Recreation Trail by the United States Department of the Interior.

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Length
46.6 mi 74.9 km1
Surface
Crushed stone1
Last checked
Oct 12, 2026

Trailheads

  1. Ghost Town Trail Dilltown Trailhead directions to Ghost Town Trail Dilltown Trailhead
  2. Ghost Town Trail Ebensburg Trailhead directions to Ghost Town Trail Ebensburg Trailhead
  3. Ghost Town Trail Heshbon Trailhead directions to Ghost Town Trail Heshbon Trailhead
  4. Ghost Town Trail Rexis Trailhead directions to Ghost Town Trail Rexis Trailhead
  5. Ghost Town Trail Twin Rocks Trailhead directions to Ghost Town Trail Twin Rocks Trailhead
  6. Ghost Town Trail Wehrum Trailhead directions to Ghost Town Trail Wehrum Trailhead
  7. Parking directions to trailhead 7
  8. Parking directions to trailhead 8
  9. Parking directions to trailhead 9
  10. Parking directions to trailhead 10
  11. Parking directions to trailhead 11
  12. Parking directions to trailhead 12
  13. Parking directions to trailhead 13
  14. Parking directions to trailhead 14
  15. Parking directions to trailhead 15
Abandoned cars.jpg
Abandoned cars.jpg · Photo: Kordite · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Community

Where people who ride and look after this trail post: notices, conditions, work days.

Photos

  • Buena Vista Furnace.jpg Buena Vista Furnace.jpg
    Photo: Kordite · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Eliza Furnace.jpg Eliza Furnace.jpg
    Photo: Jet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
  • The bicycle on Ghost Town Trail The bicycle on Ghost Town Trail
    Photo: daveynin · CC BY · Flickr
  • The GTT trail passing the mine memorial The GTT trail passing the mine memorial
    Photo: daveynin · CC BY · Flickr
  • The shadow of nine miners The shadow of nine miners
    Photo: daveynin · CC BY · Flickr

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Sources

  1. OpenStreetMap relation 5416334, OpenStreetMap contributors · Map data · ODbL · checked Oct 12, 2026
  2. “Ghost Town Trail”, Wikipedia · Encyclopedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · checked Oct 12, 2026
  3. Wikidata Q5483961, Wikidata · Knowledge base · CC0 · checked Oct 12, 2026

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