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The eighth-annual Miles in Memory of Josh bike ride will be held Sunday, Aug. 30, on the Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, near Mount Gretna.
Riders can do between one and 10 miles on the trail. Registration opens at 12:30 p.m. The ride begins at 1 p.m. Organizers are asking for a minimum $10 donation per adult […]

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In a development that would have seemed impossible only a few years ago, townships in Southern Lancaster County are working together to develop a public rail-trail on the former Enola Low-Grade rail line.
The Lancaster New Era reports today that four contiguous townships - Conestoga, Martic, Providence and Eden - are actively working to develop a […]

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The Lancaster County Parks Department will celebrate National Trails Day with a bicycle tour of the Conewago Recreation Trail on Sunday, June 1, from 1-3 p.m.
Ranger Darren Weimer will guide bicyclists on a two and one-half mile stretch of the trail from Route 230, northwest of Elizabethtown to Route 743. The tour is free and […]

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A local bicycling advocacy group is unveiling an expanded program this weekend that aims to teach as many children and adults as possible to cycle smart.
Cycle Smart, a program of Dream Ride Projects, hopes to teach children to ride their bicycles and to ride comfortably, even in traffic.
Skills taught in monthly bicycle derbies, in an area of […]

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Plans are being developed for recreational trails in East Hempfield, Mount Joy, Manor and along the Susquehanna River. And the River Ride, well-know to area bicyclists, is getting publicity and may eventually get signs.
In the news this week, the Lancaster County Solid Waste Authority is including a one-mile loop trail into plans being developed for […]

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The fifth annual “Miles in Memory of Josh” bicycle ride will be held Sunday, beginning at 1:30 p.m., near Mount Gretna.
The ride will take place on the Lebanon Valley Rail-trail and participants can ride from one to 10 miles on the shaded gravel trail. There will be rest stops along the trail with refreshments and […]

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The Conewago Trail, a five-mile stretch of former rail bed from Route 230 near Elizabethtown to the Lebanon County line, is due to officially reopen on Saturday, Sept. 1.
The trail, http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/parks/cwp/view.asp?a=676&q=518283&parksNav=|7871|, is Lancaster County’s oldest linear park. It has been under reconstruction since April. The $541,000 project added a base of stone, to drain water from […]

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Rail Trails in Southern End and Lititz-Ephrata, Volunteers for city pro race, and Riders for Dream Ride
*In the wonders never cease department, municipal leaders who bristled and sued when the county commissioners tried to shove a rail-trail down their throats on the former Atglen freight line, are considering creating a public recreation trail on their […]

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AOL FanHouse wakes up, sort of; Spring season begins with first race; Waiting to finish Floyd book; Rail-trail soon to open 
*Sunday’s Floyd Fairness Fund reception in Ephrata caught the attention of the AOL FanHouse: http://www.aolsportsblog.com/2007/03/26/floyd-landis-appeals-drug-test-wants-you-to-pay-for-it/ 
The on-line publication on Monday snarked that Landis is asking people to pay for his defense. It seems to be shocking to FanHouse writer Michael David Smith that Landis […]

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