▁G ap , ▁now ▁considered ▁a ▁g host ▁town , ▁have ▁long ▁been ▁gone . ▁ ▁Tra il ’ s ▁history ▁and ▁evolution ▁ ▁The ▁land ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁SV R G ▁rest s ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Game ▁Commission ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁Game ▁Commission ▁converted ▁the ▁Sch u yl kill ▁and ▁Sus que h anna ▁Rail road ▁cor rid or ▁into ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁first ▁rail ▁tra ils . ▁ ▁Since ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁trail ▁has ▁yet ▁to ▁evol ve . ▁ ▁The ▁occas ional ▁up keep ▁of ▁was h outs ▁and ▁clear ing ▁of ▁block ages ▁provides ▁the ▁only ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁trail . ▁ ▁Tra il ▁development ▁ ▁Design ▁and ▁construction ▁ ▁The ▁SV R G ▁is ▁roughly ▁eight ▁feet ▁wide ▁and ▁its ▁surface ▁consists ▁of ▁d irt ▁and ▁gra vel . ▁ ▁The ▁trail , ▁although ▁rough , ▁is ▁mostly ▁level ▁throughout ▁its ▁entire ty . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁rough ness ▁of ▁the ▁trail ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁wheel - ch air ▁accessible . ▁ ▁Wood ed ▁area ▁surr ounds ▁the ▁trail , ▁which ▁is ▁not ▁well ▁marked ▁at ▁any ▁areas . ▁ ▁Tra il ▁mark ings ▁let ▁travel ers ▁know ▁they ▁are ▁still ▁on ▁the ▁trail , ▁however , ▁no ▁mile ▁markers ▁or ▁point - of - inter est ▁markers ▁are ▁visible . ▁ ▁Tra il ▁amen ities ▁ ▁The ▁SV R G ▁la cks ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁amen ities ▁that ▁other ▁tra ils ▁in ▁the ▁state