Moonville Rail-Trail

The section of the railroad grade (with track removed) from the Red Diamond Powder Plant on the west end (between McArthur and Zaleski) to Mineral on the east end was acquired by the respective county governments through Clean Ohio Conservation Fund grants.

The rail remains intact from the Diamond Powder Plant westward nearly to Chillicothe.

It has a gravel/dirt surface and has many stream crossings where the railroad bridges were removed during the dismantling of the track.

Work to restore the many bridges in order to make the entire stretch passable is underway.

The governing organization of the trail, Moonville Rail-Trail, Inc., hopes to eventually extend the trail eastward to New Marshfield then to Athens to join with the Hockhocking Adena Bikeway.