Montour Trail-Letter

by John Wasco

The newly formed Fort Cherry Friends of the Montour Trail has been hard at work this spring and summer clearing a heavily wooded section of trail south of the McDonald Trestle. Nearly every Saturday since April 7 and now Tuesday and Thursday evenings as well, a small but dedicated group of trail grubbers have shown up with saws, loppers, trimmers and lots of determination to clear this mile and a half section of trail in Mt. Pleasant Township of Washington County from the trestle to Penny Lane in Primrose. In spite of several cases of poison ivy, a few insect bites, and one flat tire, the initial clearing work is nearly complete. Now the work requiring heavier equipment to pull tree stumps and cut the heaviest brush looms.

In the near future the section of trail from the Route 22 overpass to the Quicksilver Bridge will be complete and a continuous section of trail from Mile 0 to Mile 17 at Noblestown Road will be open. Further in the future- not too long, we hope- the McDonald Trestle will be rehabilitated and opened to trail use. And when the first riders cross that newly opened trestle they will find a lovely wooded section of trail waiting for them, thanks to the dedicated efforts of the Fort Cherry Friends.