I was biking along the Lower Trail when I ran into a gentleman while taking a rest. He asked if I saw the Eagle's nest that could be seen just down the path. I did not. We parted our ways and when I was returning to parking, I glanced up and sure enough....clear as day...there was a big ole Eagle's Nest! If you are sitting on the bench at GZ, look up towards the top of the mtn across the Juniata River. To the right of the rocks....juuuusssst about at the top. See it?? I wasn't lucky enough to spot one. Maybe you will be. Don't forget a pair of binoculars! Spotting the nest will become more difficult from GZ once the leaves come.
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The Lower Trail runs for almost 17 miles from near Canoe Creek State Park in Blair County northeastward to near Alexandria in Huntingdon County. The trail has a rolled crushed limestone surface except for a 2 mile asphalt section through the Borough of Williamsburg and running northeastward. The trail is extremely flat with only a slightly noticeable grade when riding from east to west. The Lower Trail is open year-round for hiking, biking, horseback riding, bird watching and photography and, in the winter months, cross country skiing and snowshoeing (any non-motorized use). History Much of the Lower Trail, paralleling the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River, was part of the original towpath of the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal which operated in the mid 1800’s. Following the end of the canal era, the Pennsylvania Railroad took over the property and developed the Petersburg Branch of the PRR on this alignment. In 1979, the rail corridor was abandoned. Over the next 8 years, the rails were sold for scrap and the corridor put up for sale. In 1989, Rails to Trails of Central Pennsylvania Inc. purchased the first 11 miles of the Lower Trail from Williamsburg to Alfarata from the Penn Central Corp. Another 5 ½ mile extension was added in 2004. The trail's name rhymes with "flower" and honors the memory of the wife and son of the late trail benefactor, T. Dean Lower.