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Pequea Creek Covered Bridge Tour
Route Statistics
| Tour Starting Point |
US Rt. 30 & Belmont Road |
| Aproximate Distance |
44 Miles |
| Number of Covered Bridges |
8 |
| Expected Traffic Load |
Light - Moderate |
| Local Parks |
Lancaster County Central Park (Lancaster)
Conestoga Memorial Park (Lancaster)
Windolph Landing Nature Preserve (Lancaster)
Flory Park (Lancaster)
Greiders Run Nature Preserve (Lancaster)
Pequea Creek Recreation Area (Pequea)
Tuquan Glean / Pyfer Nature Preserve (Erbs Mill)
Haver-Trout Run Nature Preserve (Marticville)
Shenks Ferry Glenn Wildflower Preserve (Colemanville)
Martic Township Park (Martic Forge)
Silver Mine Park (Burnt Mills)
Boyer Nature Preserve (Rockhill)
Strasburg Jaycees Recreation Area (Strasburg)
Paradise Memorial Park (Paradise)
Safe Harbor Park (Safe Harbor) |
| Description of Route |
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Directions:
- Go North on Belmont past Paradise Elem. Sch. to Eshelman's Mill Covered Bridge (#12).
- After bridge, turn LEFT on Pequea Lane to US Rt. 30
- Turn RIGHT at intersection with US Rt. 30
- Turn LEFT onto Ronks Road
- Go through Herr's Mill Covered Bridge (#13)
- After bend in road, turn RIGHT onto Paradise Lane
- Bear RIGHT at "Y" onto Fairview Road
- At "T", turn RIGHT onto Gap Road (Becomes Main Street)
- Go through Strasburg
- Follow PA Rt. 741 - at "Y" bear LEFT (Miller St.)
- At next "Y" at edge of Strasburg, bear LEFT onto Lime Valley Road
- At "T" make a RIGHT onto Hagers Rd.
- After bend in road, go STRAIGHT on Penn Grant Rd.
- Follow Penn Grant Road to Neff's Mill Covered Bridge (#9)
- After bridge, make a LEFT onto Pequea Lane
- At "T" turn RIGHT onto Lime Valley Road
- Make a LEFT onto Breneman Road to Lime Valley Covered Bridge (#10)
- Go through Covered Bridge to Refton, making a RIGHT onto Main St.
- Make a LEFT onto Refton Rd.
- From Refton Rd., turn RIGHT onto Smithville Rd.
- Continue STRAIGHT when road becomes Byerland Church Road.
- Continue on Byerland Church Road. Road will become Covered Bridge Road .
- Go through Baumgardner's Mill Covered Bridge (# 11).
- At intersection with Frogtown Rd. make a RIGHT
- Make a LEFT onto PA Rt. 324 (Marticville Rd.)
- Follow Marticville Road making a LEFT at River Road, just before bridge over Pequea Creek.
- Take first RIGHT, onto Bridge Valley Road.
- Make a RIGHT onto Fox Hollow Rd.
- Follow Fox Hollow Rd. to Colemanville Covered Bridge (# 7)
- After bridge, make a RIGHT onto PA Rt. 324 (Pequea Boulevard)
- Just before bridge over Pequea Creek, make a LEFT onto River Road.
- Make a RIGHT onto Sickman's Mill Road.
- Make a LEFT onto Sandhill Road.
- Turn RIGHT onto Shady Lane into Conestoga
- Turn RIGHT onto Main Street
- Go STRAIGHT on Main Street - Street becomes New Danville Pk.
- From New Danville Pk., turn RIGHT onto Long Lane
- Stay on Long Lane, as it becomes PA Rt. 741
- Turn LEFT on Eshelman Mill Road
- Make LEFT onto Golf Road (Kurtz's Mill Covered Bridge) (#1)
- Return to Eshelman Mill Rd. (Left at intersection)
- Turn RIGHT on Millport Road
- From Millport Road, LEFT on Stasburg Pike
- Make a RIGHT on US Rt. 30. East
- Shortly after turning onto US Rt. 30, Willow Hill Covered Bridge (#14) should be visable.
- Continue on US Rt. 30 to route starting point.
Content Last Modified on 10/20/2001 10:30:25 PM
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