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hi there welcome to the beaten trail and in this episode we are going to
review and ride the o and w trails in pennsylvania
these trails used to be railroad beds but everything's been pulled up so there's no
rails or ties these were used for coal back in the day the route spans about 32 miles from simpson pa
up to hancock new york we choose to stay somewhere in the middle
this is lakewood pennsylvania the lakewood lodge it's a great place
we're going to be doing a separate episode on the lodging and accommodations highly recommended
so you can go from that location south and continue on for a good amount of miles or
you can go north if you want to ride towards hancock new york now be aware there's a lot of
road crossings and you will have to be on the road for certain areas of the trail so check your maps
but do pay attention to all the signage stop signs and crossing vehicles seasonal pass goes
from april 15th to november 15th for atvs and side by sides but it changes once you hit november 15th
the cost is 50 dollars and you can purchase these at the lakewood lodge or online uh we
have been told some local markets also do sell them in the area this pass must be attached to
the driver's side of your vehicle while riding the trails there's a lot of beautiful sights
along the trail as well as the delaware river but please make sure that you watch all the
signs a lot of these are on private property so look at them but don't go riding through them
the hills are minimal but the grade does go up in areas as you go further up north
but keep in mind these were used by railroads so the grade won't be too steep
so you do want to make sure that you pay attention again we'll just mention that it
is private property on either side of the trail there are no side trails please be respectful and
that way there's no loss of use of this trail you will also see signs indicating residential areas
the reason why they ask you to keep the noise down and the speed down in certain areas
is because you're literally 10 to 20 feet from houses that people are living in
most times the trails will be dusty and you'll find that a good amount of mud
and water is available for you to ride through but regardless it's fun and there's some really
good high speed areas keep in mind that if you do have a 68 inch you will just fit through the
gates anything bigger please check before you go because i don't believe it'll fit
taking in lakewood pennsylvania at the lakewood lodge and the owen w trail starts in hancock new
york ends in simpson pa we have a great time you know usually we have between 20 and 30 riders
uh you're more than welcome to come up here on your own you can contact jim at lakewood lodge
and uh he'll give you all the details about staying here and and the trail
we had a great time and there's plenty of places to stop for food and fuel
we will put a link in there if you do have a samsung tablet you can follow on the mapping
system all the way from simpson pa up to hancock new york there are several available
and we recommend that you reach out to the pa lakewood lodge
we all had a great time the weather was great conditions were good and we were able
to stop at a few places to see the sights and we recommend that you do the same thing so go ahead
look up the links we appreciate you watching and we hope to see you out there on the trail
thanks
you