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 Black Diamond Trail
IN PROCESS
To get involved in the community contact:
Mountain Top Trail Council
Hondo Nobel – President M.T.T.C
47 Lehigh Street
Mountain Top, PA 18707
(570)474-9685
hondonobel@yahoo.com
For more information on trail development status contact:
H. Scott Everet, Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, (610)923-3548, scott@delawareandlehigh.org
WEBSITE:
See the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor for more information at www.delawareandlehigh.org
TRAIL DESCRIPTION: 16 mile unimproved “rail-trail” style trail, not officially open to the public, though passable in parts.
Phase 1 construction has started near White Haven, with 1.5 miles estimated to be complete by late summer 2008. Phase 2 construction is projected to start late fall 2008, about 6.5 miles northward from White Haven. Surface will be packed gravel.
This trail will connect the Borough of White Haven, at the southeast corner of Luzerne County with
areas near the City of Wilkes-Barre, skirting the east edge of the Mountain Top community, and
going by Crestwood Industrial Park. Sidewalk and Roadway improvements in the Borough of White
Haven will link the Black Diamond Trail to the Lehigh Gorge State Park, a 20 mile trail system that is
also part of the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. The Black Diamond trail is owned
by Anthracite Scenic Trails Association, also responsible for the Back Mountain Trail, and will be
developed in partnership with the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. The local
Mountain Top Trail Council builds community support for the trail, updates municipalities, recruits
volunteers, and performs trail maintenance.
TRAILHEADS AND PARKING: Trailheads to access the unimproved Black Diamond Trail can be found just beyond the Mountain Top Hose Company on Route 473, just after the intersection with Route 309. Because the trail is not officially open to the public, we strongly recommend that people wishing to use this trail visit with a group, rather than going alone—the Susquehanna Trailers Club, Mountain Top Trail Council, and the Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails all hold occasional hikes on the trail.
FUNDING:
The Black Diamond Trail has received approximately $1.876 million dollars in funding for all
activities through construction of Phase 1 and Phase 2.
RECENT/CURRENT ACTIVITIES AND ISSUES:
Acquisition, Planning, Design: Phase 1 and 2 construction design underway.
Construction: Phase 1 started. Phase 2 to begin fall 2008 upon completion of Phase 1.
Events: The Black Diamond Trail held a hike in celebration of National Trails Day in June 2006.
Management/Maintenance: Trail is clear but unimproved with significant recent flood damage.
Other: N/A
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Last Updated: Fri May 16 16:01:15 EDT 2008
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