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Indian Creek Valley Trail

Forgotten History – the Town of Indian Creek

By Colleen O'Neil | November 3, 2025 | 0

When I want to be deep in nature and far away from other people, I like to go for a long run in the Indian Creek gorge. Today I’m feeling…

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Some TLC for the ICV Trail!

By Colleen O'Neil | October 23, 2025 | 0

For the past several years, the Indian Creek Valley Trail from Champion to Jones Mills has been a little rough. This 1.7-mile section serves as a link between the ICVT…

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Service Learning with Movement Outdoors

By Chantelle Hutchens | July 14, 2025 | 0

The Mountain Watershed Association hosted a service learning opportunity with our friends from “Movement Outdoors” on our ICV trail system. Movement, as they refer to themselves, is a local non-profit…

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Productive Volunteer Days on the ICV Trail!

By Colleen O'Neil | May 5, 2025 | 0

We’d like to give a big shout-out to our recent volunteers who helped with some projects on the Indian Creek Valley Trail! Before the ICV Trail 5k, a crew from…

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ICV Trail one step closer to completion!

By Colleen O'Neil | October 2, 2024 | 0

 In August, the Randell E. Nicholson Irrevocable Trust signed a trail easement agreement with Mountain Watershed Association (MWA). The easement allows the non-profit to build a 1.1- mile section of…

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Our best ICV Trail Golf Scramble Yet!

By Colleen O'Neil | June 12, 2024 | 0

Four years ago, our Indian Creek Valley Trail committee suggested holding a golf scramble to raise money for the trail. Our organization does lots of outdoor activities, but very few…

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Curious how to say the name of the river? It's pronounced "yawk-a-gainey" or simply the "yawk." "Youghiogheny" is a Lenape word that means "water following in a contrary direction."

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