Ann Marron, treasurer, and Bob Jennings, president of the Allegheny River Trail in Clarion County Inc., at the entrance to the bike trail in Foxburg on a property that they recently acquired. The group also acquired a right-of-way on another nearby property, providing the opportunity to complete the 3.2 miles of bike trail between Foxburg and Emlenton.

FOXBURG — For more than two decades, there has been an effort to turn an old railway into a bike trail that runs along the Allegheny River from Pittsburgh north to Erie.

As sections of the trail have been completed over the years, one area where very little progress has been made has been a 3.2-mile gap between Emlenton and Foxburg.

Long-standing disputes over property ownership, a confusing history of land titles and little interest from within Clarion County created a 20-year standstill for the project.

Thanks to the efforts of the Allegheny River Trail in Clarion County, or ARTinCC group, however, major progress finally has been made in the past year.

After years of previously fruitless struggle, ARTinCC was able to acquire a mile-long stretch along the river spanning from the Foxburg Bridge to Emlenton.

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