Meet HLs George March, 610.384.3753 (H), and John Silveri, 610.857.3618 (H), for a 21-mile one-way hike on the abandoned Enola Low Grade railway with great cliff, river, farmland, and autumn foliage views, including crossing the newly rebuilt Safe Harbor Trestle Bridge. Meet the Hike Leaders in the Enola Low Grade Trail parking lot east of Quarryville, PA at 7:00 AM for a shuttle to the parking lot at the beginning of the Enola Low Grade Trail in the Turkey Hill Nature Preserve south of Washington Boro, PA. The hike will begin at 8:00 AM. A few stop, stay, and wait-for-pickup bailout parking lots are alongside the trail for “emergency” use if necessary. Directions to Quarryville Shuttle Parking Lot: From the traffic-signal intersection of Routes PA 10 and PA 372 east of Parkesburg, go west on PA 372 for fourteen (14) miles to the Enola Low Grade Trail parking lot on the south side of PA 372 (Valley Road/East State Street), opposite N. Groff Avenue on the north side. Quarryville Shuttle Parking Lot Address: 344 E. State Street, Quarryville, PA 17566. GPS Coordinates: 39.9006671, -76.152527. Google Maps Plus Code: WR2W+7X9, Quarryville, PA. Turkey Hill Nature Preserve (Hike Beginning) Parking Lot Address: 2459 River Road, Washington Boro, PA 17582. GPS Coordinates: 39.9674537, -76.4545863. Google Maps Plus Code: XG8W+X5M, Creswell, PA. Bring water, lunch, and snack.
Read here about the Safe Harbor Trestle Bridge: https://unchartedlancaster.com/2022/06/06/side-