NCR Trail

Northern Central Railroad Trail


Digital Image of a Barn along the NCR Trail near Seven Valleys, Pennsylvania.

NCR Trail – View of a Barn – Summer 2012

NCR Trail  – View of a Barn While walking the NCR Trail near the Pennsylvania 11 mile marker I snapped this image of a Barn. This was taken between Seven Valleys and Hanover Station on June 9, 2012. For some reason the barn just stood out quite nicely! The trail was busy on this day. Bikers, walkers, dogs, and snakes were seen […]


NCR Trail – Blue Mount Rd – White Hall, Maryland

NCR Trail – View of the metal bridge over the Little Falls. This version of the bridge was built back in 1995. The road over the top is Blue Mt or Blue Mount Road in Baltimore County, Maryland. When I walked the trail on May 1, 2012 the bridge seemed impressive out there in nature. The reflection off the water of […]

Digital Image along the NCR Trail near the 9 mile marker.

NCR Trail – Flowering Plant

NCR Trail – Flowering Plant Observed  While walking the NCR Trail in Summer I often see these purple plants growing along the side. According to research, this is a Fall Phlox or Phlox paniculata. They grow in Summer to Fall and are common in the wild! I have taken a number of images over the years trying to get the purple […]

Digital Image of a Flowering plant that grows wild along the NCR Trail in Maryland.

Digital Image of a Farm - View off the East Side of the NCR Trail between the Boroughs of Railroad and Glen Rock, Pennsylvania

NCR Trail – Pleasant Valley Road

Along the NCR Trail at the 4.75 Mile Marker in Pennsylvania there is this beautiful view of crops growing on a farm hill. If you travel this area of the NCR, take a look off to the South East side of the trail. Obviously what you might see is influenced by the time of year. Sometimes I see deer, other times […]