Almost 50 Mile Long Rail to Trail Is Coming to the Eastern Shore

Almost 50 mile long rail to trail is coming to the Eastern Shore

Thursday was a big day for folks on the Eastern Shore, with the groundbreaking of the first portion of the Eastern Shore Rail to Trail.This is a story that News 3 has been following for the last year or so, and when we caught back up with the Eastern Shore Rail Trail Foundations Executive Director, Ron Wolff, he was stoked for the launch.You know you work for years on the project and all the planning and then all of a sudden something actually s…

Construction begins on nearly 50 mile Eastern Shore Rail Trail

CAPE CHARLES, Va. (WAVY) -- It's out with the old and in with the new on Virginia's Eastern Shore. More specifically, it's out with the rail, in with the trail. Thursday, more than 100 people gathered at the corner of Mason Avenue and Fig Street in Cape Charles to celebrate the start of construction of the Eastern Shore Rail Trail. When completed, the nearly 50-mile, 10-foot multi-use path will run from Cape Charles to Hallwood, on the path that…