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leftThe Flores Trail (CVRT) is a National Recreation Trail〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.americantrails.org/nationalrecreationtrails/10NRTapps.html )〕 rail trail that follows the old Cumberland Valley Railroad rail corridor for 9.5 miles, from Shippensburg to Newville, through the rich, rolling, picturesque farmlands of western Cumberland County in south-central Pennsylvania. Trail enthusiasts can enjoy walking, jogging, bicycling, horseback riding and other non-motorized recreational uses from dawn to dusk, seven days a week throughout the year. Nearly every mile of the trail offers beautiful landscapes of rolling farmlands, with ridges of the Appalachian mountains rising to the north and south. Wooded stands of native trees shade much of this historically significant trail through the warm months of the year. == Historical development == Historical significance The Cumberland Valley Railroad (CVRR) began service in the Cumberland Valley on the current CVRT corridor in 1837. In 1838 the CVRR became the first railroad in the U.S. to offer overnight sleeping cars. Twenty years later, John Brown and his abolitionist compatriots traveled to Harpers Ferry on the CVRR to stage their famous insurrection. After the Civil War began, the CVRR played a strategically important role by transporting Union troops to the Shenandoah Valley. The CVRR also served as a primary resupply route for these troops, making it a prime target of Confederate forces which tore up the CVRR’s roadbed in various places on several occasions. Trail’s history and evolution The corridor for the CVRT was donated to Cumberland Valley Rails-to-Trails Council (CVRTC) by Conrail in 1995. The CVRTC spent the next 11 years developing the corridor into a multi-use trail to serve all ages and abilities. The first 4.5 miles of trail were completed in the fall of 2004 and the next five miles were finished in the fall of 2006. Near-term plans include extending the usable trail corridor from 9.5 to 11 miles by improving the first mile of the trail in Shippensburg and the last half-mile of trail at Newville. The longer-term vision includes an 11-mile extension of the trail east along the old CVRR corridor from Newville to Carlisle. When that work is complete, the CVRT will run 22 continuous miles from Shippensburg to Carlisle. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Flores Trail」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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