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Greenway Trail Nestled in the woods of Columbiana County, following the tracks of the former Erie & Lackawanna Railroad, is the Little Beaver Creek Greenway Trail, a 12-mile long blacktop paved trail connection Lisbon to Leetonia. Riders or walkers can rest at the historic Centennial Covered Bridge, the Shelton’ s Grove ticket station, or at one of the picnic areas located along the trail. Also prominently featured is North Fork of the Little Beaver Creek, one of Ohio’ s nationally designated scenic rivers. The creek flows serenely along the trail, although heavy rains in 2004 caused major damage to the trail. During the flooding county engineers discovered a 30-foot deep washout near the Centennial Covered Bridge. The damage was repaired soon after the flooding with riders once again able to travel the entire length of the trail. Once ending at state Route 344 in Leetonia, the trail now travels into Washingtonville and is scheduled to be extended across state Route 14. Ideas for the trail began in 1990 when a hiking trail from downtown Leetonia to the Cherry Valley Area was proposed. As talks progressed, John Roose of the Leetonia Parks Department approached Allen Dickey to donate his 10 miles of the former railroad, which he did. The final mile or so was donated by various individuals and organizations, including Richard Williams, the Boy Scouts, Conrail Corp. and Jim Hill. Of the 11 miles originally sought, all but around 300 feet owned by Stephen Corffee,
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This section of the Greenway Trail connects the trailhead in Leetonia to Washingtonville.
were acquired. The portion owned by Corffee was redirected along St. Jacob-Logtown Road. These chunks of land were sold over to the Columbiana County Park District, which became the local sponsoring agency in 1992. With negotiations still underway, the park district held a “ Pulling of the Golden Spike” ground breaking ceremony in 1994. It would take another six years for the trail to be completed. Riders could
officially take to the trail on Sept. 15, 2000 when the ribbon cutting and dedication of the Little Beaver Creek Greenway Trail, Allen Dickey Branch, was held. Since it opened, the Greenway Trail continues to draw riders and walkers from areas near and far. A map of the trail is available at www.bicycletrail.com. Parking is offered at these locations: —P.L.&W. Railroad Sta-
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tion, South Market St., Lisbon. —The trail head, state Route 164 off Lincoln Avenue in Lisbon. —St. Jacob-Logtown Road, west of Lisbon. —Eagleton Road, off Teegarden Road, five miles north of Lisbon. —State Route 558 in Franklin Square. —Old state Route 344 in Leetonia.