Learn The Maple Highlands Trail’s history, then take a bike ride to see it
Nicknamed “The Snake” for its winding path through the hills of Geauga County, the B&O Lake Branch Railroad may have been short on length, but it is long on lore. Additional locomotives were needed to pull loaded southbound trains up the sharp 600-foot rise in elevation over nine miles, from Painesville to Chardon, as well as the uphill run from Bundysburg to nearby Middlefield for northbound trains.
Join Senior Naturalist Dan Best to hear the storied history of the B&O Lake Branch Railroad, which preceded The Maple Highlands Trail, in a presentation under the shelter (rain or shine). Then, at 2:45 p.m., bicyclists are invited on an 11-mile ride to U.S. 322 and back, with pauses to visit former sites of railroad features.
What: Recalling Railroad Days
When: Saturday, September 28 – 2 to 5 p.m.
Where: The Maple Highlands Trail’s Mountain Run Station, Chardon Rotary Shelter
12601 Chardon-Windsor Road, Hambden Township
The first part of this program will be wheelchair/stroller accessible; the biking part will not. Registration is not required for this program. Call 440-286-9516 with questions.
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