From there, the pathway runs southward through town, passing a community park off South Main Street which offers trailhead parking. A charming covered bridge greets trail users at the southern end of the trail at Stadium Drive.įarther south, a 1.7-mile section of the Sheepskin Rail-Trail opened in 2018, which begins in Point Marion at Cheat Street on the south side of the Cheat River. This section of the trail is paved and extends from the Hutchinson Recreation Area north to Pennsylvania Avenue. Remnants of the original “Sheepskin Line” and other railroad crossings are apparent along the trail.įifteen miles south, near Uniontown, a 2.4-mile section of the trail opened in 2017 in South Union Township. The trail is well surfaced with crushed stone and meanders through mixed deciduous woods and shrubs. The northernmost section of the Sheepskin Rail-Trail spans 2 miles from the town of Dunbar to the western bank of the Youghiogheny River near Connellsville, where it meets the popular Great Allegheny Passage. Eventually, the rail-trail will total 34 miles.

As of 2018, the trail is open in three disconnected segments, totaling nearly 6 miles. The Sheepskin Rail-Trail is a developing pathway located in rural Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

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