Conestoga Wagon

  • Difficulty: Moderate two yellow stars
  • Distance: 2.00 miles
  • Restrooms: Yes
  • Stroller Friendly: No
  • Wheelchair Friendly: No
  • Playground: No
  • Dog Friendly: No
  • Location: Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve
    • black and white illustration of a Conestoga covered wagon

    Clues for Your Hike

    1. Leaving the parking area, walk toward the large trail map on the left. Follow the brown Trail Head path to the left, toward the Upland Loop which is also marked as the Blue Trail (not the UA trail pointing to the right).
    2. There is a post labeled Upland Loop Trail with arrows pointing different directions. Follow the arrow on the post pointing left on the Upland Loop Trail To Orange Connector and To Overlook.
    3. Other trails will intersect with Upland Loop so read the signs on the posts, and carefully follow the blue markings on the trees to stay on the Upland Loop trail.
    4. Keep walking along this clockwise loop.
    5. You will come to a large tree stump close to the path on your right and the post is just next to it.
    6. Continue on and you will come to a T where the blue trail intersects with the Trail Entrance path.
    7. Take a left turn and see the post labeled Welsh Mountain Trail Entrance. This takes you back to the parking area.

    Did You Know?

    • The wagon was used to bring people west to start new lives on the Frontier, as early as the 1760s.
    • The Conestoga Wagon had a curved bottom and was originally made in the Conestoga Valley region of Lancaster County.
    • These wagons were 16-18 feet long, 11 feet tall, and about 4 feet wide. They could carry 5-6 tons of cargo.
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