ik ing , ▁hunting ▁and ▁h ik ing ▁are ▁all ▁available ▁to ▁visitors . ▁ ▁Also , ▁cross ▁country ▁ski ing ▁and ▁snow m ob iling ▁is ▁possible ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁months . ▁ ▁Un ique ▁to ▁tra ils ▁in ▁Pennsylvania , ▁the ▁SV R G ▁is ▁available ▁for ▁use ▁by ▁motor ▁vehicles ▁one ▁day ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁Min imal ▁traffic ▁can ▁be ▁expected ▁on ▁the ▁trail ▁as ▁travel ers ▁make ▁their ▁way ▁through ▁a ▁dens ely ▁wood ed ▁path . ▁ ▁The ▁trail ▁is ▁open ▁seven ▁days ▁a ▁week ▁from ▁dawn ▁until ▁d usk , ▁however , ▁the ▁trail ▁is ▁closed ▁to ▁horse back ▁and ▁b icy cle ▁r iding ▁during ▁hunting ▁season . ▁ ▁Historical ▁development ▁ ▁Historical ▁significance ▁ ▁The ▁St ony ▁Creek ▁Valley ▁was ▁originally ▁settled ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁after ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁coal ▁and ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁avail ability ▁of ▁fresh ▁waters ▁from ▁Cold ▁Spr ings . ▁ ▁The ▁abund ance ▁of ▁coal ▁in ▁the ▁valley ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Sch u yl kill ▁& ▁Sus que h anna ▁Rail road ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s . ▁The ▁rail road ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁to ▁bring ▁tour ists ▁to ▁the ▁valley ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁fresh ▁min eral ▁waters . ▁A ▁ 2 0 0 ▁room ▁resort ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁which ▁later ▁bur nt ▁down ▁as ▁the ▁regions ▁resources ▁de ple ted . ▁The ▁towns ▁that ▁once ▁rest ed ▁along ▁this ▁stretch ▁such ▁as ▁R aus ch