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Bringing Visitors to Our Town

March 15, 2017

Bedford Heritage Trail

By Barb Diehl

Bedford Borough Manager

The Bedford Heritage Trail, which opened in September 2015, connects the Omni Bedford Springs Resort and Spa to downtown Bedford. The trail has made a big impact on our community in many ways. It is a very popular venue for local walkers and joggers. It has increased the number of Omni Bedford Springs Resort guests who visit downtown. It has opened up the Resort’s rustic trail system to local hikers and mountain bikers. It has provided a safe way for bicyclists to avoid a narrow and dangerous section of State Route 220. It has added an amenity to our town that people reference with pride.

The popularity of the trail has increased the desire in the community to extend the trail north from Fort Bedford Park in downtown Bedford to Old Bedford Village (a living history museum) and Friendship Village (a popular campground). The extension will bring the total length of the trail to approximately 5 miles. The planning for this extension has begun.

Project Type: Trail | Region: Southcentral

Project Overview

Keystone Investment: $473,508
Local Funds Leveraged: $626,300
Total Project Cost: $1.18 million
Project Leader: Beford Joint Municipal Authority
County: Beford

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