Bantam trailfest
fall foliage
on-road drive
1.Exit the Bantam Property Gate and turn left onto Kildoo Road.
2.Go Straight at Stop Sign at McConnell’s Mill Road. You have entered into McConnell’s Mill State Park.
3.Turn left at the “T” onto Kennedy Road intersection, towards Breakneck Bridge. Look down over the hill to the right.
4.See Betsy’s Barn on the right.
5.Turn left at stop sign onto Cheeseman Road.
6.Turn right onto Pfeifer Road. Enjoy seeing horses and farms.
7. At the stop sign at Magee Road, make a hard right. Continue to stop sign. Here you can turn right onto Breakneck Bridge Road to Cleland Rock and enjoy a great photo opportunity overlooking Slippery Rock Creek. Use caution on the rock. Proceed back to asphalt road, turn right and proceed to crossroads.
8.Turn right onto Mountville Road.
9.Watch for a beautiful log house on the right at a sharp bend. Cross the bridge over Slippery Rock Creek. Lovely photo opportunity here!
10.Continue down the road and at the stop sign turn right onto Heinz Camp Road. Pass by the Home Ranch on the right, see the log home and look for the long horns on the left.
11.Road bears right. (Turns into 40 MPH) Becomes Center Church Road – not marked.
12. Turn right onto Shaffer Road. Travel slowly to see Hell’s Hollow Trail on the right. Another photo op here!
13. At the stop sign turn right onto Fairview School Road.
14. Check out the Union Pacific Caboose on the right and more horses along the way. Distances are approximate as your tire size or gear ratio may cause your trip odometer to display a different mileage. Total distance is approximately 15 miles (give or take a few!) ENJOY!!!!!
19. At the top of the hill, you can view the entire valley below. There are beautiful views on both sides of the road.
20. Heading down the road you will see open pit mining and a mining road you will travel. There is another log home on the left.
21. The road “Vs” take the low road (Bridge access road) to the right, it drops over a hill. SLOW DOWN! This is a 2-way road, but very narrow.
22. Looking to the right you will see a steep embankment, hillside, trees and water below.
23. You will continue across the single lane covered bridge. On the other side is also another photo op.
24. Slowly you will drive along this road to see the picturesque McConnell’s Mills on your left, several waterfalls, majestic towering trees, and weave around spectacular rock formations. GO SLOW!
25. This looks like a walking only trail, go slow there are people hiking, but vehicles are permitted to move along this road. (This is a one-way road) There is a parking lot at the top of this hill, if you choose to stop for more photo ops.
26. At the stop sign next to the parking lot, turn right toward the parking & picnic area sign. At the McConnell’s Mill Park Sign (the road T’s) turn left onto Kildoo Road.
Return back to the Bantam Quarry at Kildoo.