Saturday, I wanted to find the east enterance to the Tunnelton Big Railroad Tunnel. Photos and descriptions of it have been intersting. Most directions are to the west enternce that is closer to a road but is a couple miles down a unimproved gravel and dirt road (not sure how far). ANd I found on maps that paved roads can get to about a half mile from the east enterance.
Scott Cowboy and Ben said they would ride along. Well, okay, I got GPS coordinates, but not really sure a good route to there.
Took a wrong turn... but looked intersting that way, rode aways, then missed another turn, but looked intersting that way, so kept going, but going further out of the way from our destination, but was fun ride, so kept going - this is what happens if someone decides to follow me- but was intersting ride,... and.... then.... then road got smaller, then pavement got bad, then gravel. Was easy group decision to turn around and go back aways. And we did find a better road. And got to where was inteneding to go.
On my GPS this is called "Tunnelton Hill Rd" but that was not the name on the street sign.
But, ah, the tracks are way up there. Would be Pretty steep getting up there. ANd kinda precarious if train came along (and is the same tracks only a couple miles away that we saw a train yesterday.)
Maybe I should say that this in the photo is not the tunnel I was looking for. THe tunnel I was looking for we would have to walk about a half mile down the tracks in the woods, and is where the railroad goes into tunnel thru rock hillside for about half mile. Description I saw says the tunnel is curved, so dont have to go too far in and cant see either ends.
We decided not to try to crawl up there.
So we spent a little while looking over this place we did find. Interesting how the creek goes along the side of the road, then thru the tunnel under the grating/plate.
Afterwards we decided that we would go back towards Bedford aways and each go our on own for the afternoon.
Maybe next year, I'll get a better idea about the condition of gravel road on the west side, and how far on gravel. ANd maybe bring GK. (but condition of GK is an other story....)
(more later for my 450, Williams Bridge, 150, Shoals, French Lick, 50 afternoon adventure)