Click here to find out about Pennsylvania’s 2023 Trail of the Year.
The club’s new home at 48 West Main Street in Mount Jewett. We meet here the fourth Thursday of every month at 7 p.m.
Scroll to the bottom of the page for a recap of the club’s 2023 accomplishments and a look at what’s coming up. And don’t forget to renew your membership for 2024!
Seasonal reminders
It’s a great time to get out on the trail!
For the winter months, trail volunteers install rubber mats on the trestles between Mount Jewett and Lantz Corners to protect the decking during snowmobile use. Please be aware that these mats can be slippery when covered by snow, ice, frost or water.
Attention off-road vehicle operators!
Side-by-sides, four-wheelers and dirt bikes are NOT PERMITTED on any portion of the Knox & Kane Rail Trail. The MJ2KB section of the trail is under camera surveillance. If we identify you from a photo or video, we have the option to turn this information over to the Pennsylvania State Police for prosecution. Vehicle use damages the trail surface and endangers other users. Thank you for your cooperation!
Biking the 2023 Trail of the Year
Now that our segment from Lantz Corners to Kinzua Bridge State Park is completed, we invited Rob and Babbi Keener back for another ride on the trail. Check out their video!
Trail improvements
Early spring weather has allowed the club to start on our 2024 to-do list. The first project was to put up railing at the new crossing on Kushequa Avenue in Mount Jewett. Thanks to Jack Forquer and Denny Rettger for their work on this project.
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MEMBERSHIP FORM Click Here - OR send us an email and we will send you a Membership Form. Email us at mj2kbtrail@gmail.com. Scroll to bottom to find out more information about the trail club, including our Mission Statement, “By-Laws” and Fundraisers. Your support helps us to maintain the Knox & Kane Rail Trail.
Just want to make a donation?
Scan or click on the QR code at right to make a secure online donation. If you’d like, you can also mail a check. All proceeds go to developing, maintaining and promoting our trail.
The Knox & Kane Rail Trail is open for trail users - go to our Trail Safety page to see cautions and trail user updates. This is your rail trail - be safe & enjoy!
Who can use the Knox & Kane Rail Trail between the Kinzua Bridge State Park and Lantz Corners? SEE PICTURES ABOVE. Walkers/hikers, Disabled persons with or without motorized mobility aids, bicyclists and e-bikes (not to exceed a 36-inch maximum width and maximum speed of 10 mph; class 1 e-bikes - 750W, 1hp), joggers/runners, equestrians and also skiers, snowshoers and snowmobilers (max speed limit - 25 mph) during snowy times of the year. Trail users should obey all signs posted on the trail (click HERE to see signs). For more, visit the Plan Your Visit page.
Equestrian picnic area near the Kinzua Bridge State Park. Access from the Knox & Kane Rail Trail, following the signs.
PETS ON THE RAIL TRAIL
- Please keep dogs on a leash for their safety and the safety of other trail users.
Two memorial/dedication benches for Josh Gustafson; Amy Marie Mountain and William & Doris Bonini. Concrete benches manufactured by M and B Redi-Mix.
ADOPT A SECTION OF RAIL TRAIL: The Trail Club Allows trail users an opportunity to adopt sections of the Knox & Kane rail trail (from Lantz Corners to the Kinzua Bridge State Park). We will sign you up for your preferred section of trail, and you will be responsible for light maintenance of that portion of rail trail. If you or your family has donated benches, you may like to make their location your adopted area. You may plant flowers, bulbs, and decorate around your bench. We prefer you become a trail club member, so that you are covered under our insurance for doing any type of maintenance on the rail trail. (See below for membership forms)
We still have sections of trail available for adoption. Just send us an email if you’re interested in adopting a section of trail: mj2kbtrail@gmail.com. See the Join / Volunteer / Donate page for more information.
FUND RAISERS - PLEASE SUPPORT OUR TRAIL CLUB
Our current FUNDRAISERS are: Selling T-shirts, Decals, Walking Sticks, DVDs, Face Masks & Memberships.
The Trail Club is currently looking to update our Tshirt Design. If you would like to submit a drawing or picture to the trail club with your idea you can either come to a meeting (4th Thursday of each month @ 7:00 (Mt Jewett Memorial Library) or mail your design to PO Box 277, Mt Jewett PA 16740.
WALKING STICKS FOR SALE. Made by Jack Forquer Cost -- $40. Proceeds go to our trail club for trail maintenance.
WHEN THE KNOX & KANE RAIL TRAIL IS COMPLETELY DEVELOPED, IT WILL BE 73.8 MILES OF ADVENTURE FROM CLARION COUNTY TO MCKEAN COUNTY. SOME SECTIONS ALLOW EQUESTRIANS, SOME ALLOW SNOWMOBILES. PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS ARE ALLOWED ON THE ENTIRE KNOX & KANE RAIL TRAIL CORRIDOR.
Go to our “HISTORY” page to learn about the Knox & Kane Rail Corridor and how the MJ2KB Trail Club got started.
Knox & Kane Corridor rails
Carolyn Stroup
2024 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: Every year I am always amazed how many accomplishments our volunteers make on our section of the Knox & Kane Rail Trail. At the beginning of 2023 we applied for the title of Pennsylvania’s Trail of the Year and we were awarded that title! This is all because of the great lengths our trail club volunteers have taken to make our 8 mile section of the KKRT the best in McKean County. Along with the Pennsylvania’s 2023 Trail of the Year award, we received $5000 from a grant through We Conserve PA & DCNR. With these funds, we purchased first aid kits & chain saws for our trail club and 2 other local trail clubs along with First Aid & Sawyer Trainings. Here are more of our 2023 accomplishments:
This year, the club had a large pavilion/shelter built near the Kinzua Bridge State Park's Skywalk (funding in part by the McKean County Community Foundation, the McKean County Commissioners (Act 13 funds) and the Wolf Creek Race Management group that holds their annual Kinzua Half Marathon running race on our section of the Knox & Kane Rail Trail each July.
We added a wild flower (pollinator) garden adjacent to the pavilion on Hacker St in Mt Jewett along with a “Horse Tie Out”. This area will be the future “connection” with the Kinzua Valley Trail Club, that will be coming up the hill from Guffey to connect with the Knox & Kane Rail Trail.
We also received funding from Seneca Resources to purchase a new "pull behind" mower which helps in keeping the trail in prime condition for you, our trail users!.
Our big fundraiser event was held in September where we sold our famous “Hot Dog Combos” near the Kinzua Bridge State Park’s Skywalk. Again, thanks to volunteers, we were able to raise money that goes towards trail & equipment maintenance.
We also purchased a used storage container prior to the end of the year to hold additional equipment & supplies.
We reached my goal of 80+ memberships in 2023 and I’m raising that goal to 100 in 2024!! You can help achieve this goal by finding the membership form on this website & sending it in now!!
I want to thank the Board of Directors for their support and diligent work to make our trail and trail club the greatest in the county! But most of all, it is the contributions and support of all the trail club members, municipalities and businesses in our area that help keep the trail what it is today. So you can see, besides receiving Pennsylvania's 2023 Trail of the Year award, we have had an all ‘round great year!!
My thanks to everyone! See you out on the trail! - Carolyn Stroup, President.
PS - We now have a new meeting place @ 48 W Main St, Mt Jewett. (See above on this page for more details)
FLORA & FAUNA ON THE TRAIL: (have a picture of something on the trail? email it to us.)
CAN YOU NAME THE WILDLIFE, BIRDS & PLANTS ABOVE?
Spiranthes spiralis
CASE’S LADIES’ TRESSES (Spiranthes spiralis) - This is a very rare wild flower in Pennsylvania. If you see this out along the trail, please take a picture and email it to us with its location. Read more about this beautiful orchid - click on the picture >
About us
We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Find out about our organization; its MISSION, meetings and FUNDRAISERS. Click here for our BYLAWS.
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Concrete “wood-look” bench. BENCH FUNDRAISER CLICK HERE