All of this walking, hiking and running can make one tired.  Have you taken a moment to stop and sit on one of the benches on our trail system?  These benches are in honor or memory of a loved one, a special occasion or just the love of the outdoors. ...

For a number of years now, several of the bridges along the McDowell Trail have required attention where the paved trail meets the wooden deck of the each bridge.  The asphalt has been removed and replaced a couple of times on five of the bridges due to the settling...

This week's blog post is a guest post by Tessa Rhinehart, daughter of TVTA board member Walt Rhinehart. The Tunungwant Valley is a special place for all nature lovers, but is especially exciting for birdwatchers. Although most of the region was logged in the late 19th...

In 2019, The Allegheny National Forest Business Bureau provided the TVTA a TRAFx counter to determine actual trail usage by counting hikers and walkers.  This is a system consisting of state-of-the-art hardware and software designed to collect, view, and manage...

The Tuna Valley Trail Association (TVTA) is in the process of developing a project known as Marilla  Landing, which will include the construction of a new trailhead/event facility needed to meet the increased usage of the twenty-three miles of trails, the...

The Crook Farm Loop Trail is a 3-mile loop trail which rests upon the manicured banks of the Bradford Flood Control Project which was authorized in 1949 to prevent the Tuna Creek from flooding the City of Bradford.  The trail is eight-foot-wide with a crushed...