![]() This 3-mile trail makes up one piece of the Erie to Pittsburgh Trail, which is connecting existing trails to create a 270-mile off-road route from Lake Erie’s Presque Isle to Pittsburgh. Ten years later, the Clear Lake Authority in Spartansburg acquired the 15.4 miles of disused rail corridor. Passing through a number of owners, it became the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Chautauqua Line and ran trains until 1978, when Conrail discontinued using it. This trail follows the route of the Oil Creek and Allegheny River Railway, built in the early 1860s to connect the oil fields springing up around Titusville at that time to the Atlantic & Great Western Railway and the Philadelphia & Erie Railroad junctions in Corry. When encountering Amish on the trail, in accordance with their preference, please refrain from taking photos. Spartansburg, at the center of the trail, has also become a center for the sale of Amish furniture, country crafts, and baked goods. The Amish community in this part of Crawford County is quite large, comprising nine communities. When built in 2010, it was the first dual-lane trail in Pennsylvania, created to help Amish avoid dangerous roads as they travel. Horses, specifically horses pulling Amish buggies to and from markets in Spartansburg, use the adjacent 8-foot gravel path. ![]() The 8-foot asphalt lane serves walkers, bicyclists, in-line skaters, and people in wheelchairs. The East Branch Trail is a rare dual-lane rail-trail.
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