Lebanon Valley Rails to Trails — Attraction in Cornwall

This is a great trail to take kids on or just go along by yourself. Well maintained. If you park in Cornwall and head toward Alder/E-town the trail builds on a gradual incline. Coming back it was much earlier downhill. It's 15 miles to Elizabethtown, we only went 1.5 miles to Alder with a couple of 4 year olds and a 2 year old all on various bicycles. Wheelchair/ scooter accessible if you have inflatable wheels. A lot of the trail is paved. Really nice along the ridge looking onto new retirement developments below. A couple of points you cross a highway and there's some traffic noise but other than that it was quiet. Nice beginner/ intermediate mountain bike trails off in the ridge as well. We had a great time and were there...

We ride this trail about once a week. If you include the Conewago Trail, the whole ride out and back is about 40 miles. From the beginning of the trail at the Lancaster County line, the first 5 miles are in fairly good condition. From about mile marker 5 to the bridge over Mine Road, about mile marker 9, the trail is in need of major maintenance. The rest of the trail is in pretty good condition except for a section just past the steel bridge and before crossing PA 419 at Cornwall. There are eating places in Mount Gretna and near the Lebanon Expo area but they are not on the trail. Porta-potty are few and far between, there is one in Lawn (mile marker 2) and one at the Root Beer Barrel ( between mile...

Great place for doing long runs especially when you venture into the Mount Gretna area. Good for cycling and walking, never crowded and scenic. I found myself getting inexplicably fatigued on the trail and was surprised because it appears flat. But watch out for those long, subtle upward inclines because they seem to go on forever and they get to your legs. There are some 10k and 5k races on this trail which are very fast and enjoyable. This trail extends the whole distance to north of Elizabethtown, and that section is especially pleasant. The Barrel in the Cornwall trailhead is my favorite...