TRAIL ALERT:
The trail between Brentwood Trailhead and Lancaster Ave. Pedestrian Bridge in Reading will be closed April 9th for tree work. More details under the "Trail Alerts" section on the Schuylkill River Trail Overview page.
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The Schuylkill River Greenways map is divided by Trailheads, Trail Towns and Places to Visit.
Pioneer Tunnel is a horizontal drift mine. Its level tunnel runs 1800 feet straight into the side of the Mahanoy Mountain. You make the trip in comfort, riding in open mine cars pulled by a battery-operated mine motor.
Travel back through time on an old-time narrow gauge steam locomotive, the Henry Clay. Built in the 1920’s, The Henry Clay takes you on a scenic three-quarter mile ride around the side of Mahanoy Mountain to show you another kind of mining called strip mining.