The Blackwell abuts the Pine Creek Trail
which extends approximately 30 miles through
the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon. This Trail
is a recently converted railroad track and
has a 3% grade. In October of 1997, the first
section of the Pine Creek Rails to Trails
project was opened to the public. This section
of the trail is welcome to hikers, bijers
and cross country skiiers. A trip through the canyon can be as long or as short as you wish. Constructed along abandoned railroad lines, the Pine Creek Trail is open from Jersey Shore through Blackwell and travels 19 miles through the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon, ending in Ansonia, Pennsylvania along Route 6. Upon completion, the Pine Creek Trail will traverse the entire Pine Creek Valley and end in the city of Wellsboro.
Cycling through the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon provides the rider with spectacular scenery and wildlife. Cascading waterfalls, spectacular pines and hardwoods, flowering mountain laurel and rhododendron await the trail visitor. Whatever distance you cycle, you are nonetheless certain to encounter bald eagles, osprey, kingfishers and several species of duck.
For those preferring a more challenging cycling experience, the mountains surrounding The Blackwell present a formidable mountain biking challenge. These mountains are criss-crossed with semi-improved mountain roads. The mountain biker, in the course of a day, can travel over 100 miles and never see the same view twice and never travel more than a 15 mile distance from The Blackwell. The mountain biker will be exposed to many vistas overlooking the Pine Creek Gorge and will enjoy every benefit enjoyed by the backpacker and hiker. Detailed maps of the mountain roads in Northern and Southern Tioga Counties are available at The Blackwell.