[1] Forested hills, wetlands, family farms, and the river itself offer pleasant scenery, and many opportunities for photography.

Here, one can stop for a rest at one of the trail's restroom facilities and take photos of a cosmetically restored 1940s-era ALCO 0-6-0 steam locomotive, tender, flatcar and caboose.

Convenient mile markers along the way make it easy to note distances and to mark progress in physical fitness programs.

This trail at present is the longest paved rail-trail in the US maintained solely by volunteers and donations.

It is also one of the first 500 rail trails in the U.S. Wildlife along the trail includes white-tailed deer, gray squirrel, chipmunk, groundhog, mink, wild turkey, great blue heron, bald eagle, and several species of hawk and owl.