Mon River &
Deckers Creek Trails, Morgantown, WV - Episode 8
In this episode of Path Pedaler Mary Jo explores the trails
in and around Morgan town West Virginia. She will start
her adventure at the Arthurdale Heritage center where she
talks to Nora Stutton to find out what Arthurdale is all
about. Then she will ride the 18 miles of the Deckers Creek
Trail from Reedsville to Morgantown where she will visit
with Pamela Ball at the Morgantown History Museum. Next
Mary Jo will stop in at the Morgan town Brewing Company
to get a bite to eat and talk to one of the owners Chris
Defazio. After a good nights sleep Mary Jo talks with Trellis
Smith of the Modern Homestead Guest House & Coffee Shop
in Reedsville. Then she starts her ride on the Mon River
North Trail about four miles south of the Pennsylvania border
at the Van Voorhis Trailhead. She rides about 2 miles into
Star City where the trail becomes the Caperton trail. Along
this paved section of trail Mary Jo stops at Core Arboretum
for a short stroll thru the the woods. Then after quick
lunch at the Black Bear Burrito in Morgantown Mary Jo gets
back on the trail and continues her ride south thru Morgantown
where the trail once again changes names to the Mon River
South Trail.This section of the trail is about 18 miles
long. After a short stop at the Hildebrand Lock and Dam
Mary Jo finishes her ride at Pricketts Fort just outside
of Fairmont WV. Here Greg Bray gives her a tour of the fort