Shovel

Difficulty: Hard

Distance: 2.80 miles

Restrooms: Yes

Stroller Friendly: No

Wheelchair Friendly: No

Playground: No

Dog Friendly: Yes

Location: Kellys Run Nature Preserve

Clues for Your Hike

1. Exiting the parking area, walk to the trail map and note this hike will be Kellys Run Trail, marked blue.
2. Go left at the trail map, passing the pavilion on your right.
3. You will come to a fork in the trail with a tall post with blue and yellow markings. Bear left to continue following the blue trail.
4. The trail goes straight ahead and up a gentle incline.
5. You will come to an opening in the trail on your left. There is a view of the mountains in the distance.
6. You will come to another fork in the trail. Stay straight following the blue markings on the trees.
7. The trail winds and goes downhill gradually and then becomes a steep downhill.
8. You will come to where you see the Susquehanna River on your right.
9. Continue just a little farther and you will see an opening in the path and the Conservancy sign. To the left of it, the post is attached to a small tree.
10. Turn back and retrace your footsteps. Take your time as you now climb up this steep path.
11. You will finally come back to the open meadow area and back on more level ground.
12. You will come to a fork; bear left and you are back to the tall post with the blue and yellow markings.
13. Continue straight ahead, back to the trail head and parking area.

Did You Know?

• There are over 100 different types of shovels and in the American Revolution, soldiers used them to dig trenches and fortifications.
• A shovel or spade is a lightweight model used for digging out loose material at fossil and dinosaur digs.
• In the US, shovels are produced in every state, with most being made in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.