NCR Trail · Winter 2025
EVERY TRAIL HAS AN ORIGIN STORY
Ours started with a few walks on a local rail trail nearly four years ago. Somewhere along the way it became a daily ritual.
At 5:00 PM, Sawyer and Theo found us in our home offices and made their case … usually with the stare, sometimes with Theo's howl. They eat fast. Then they follow us up and down the stairs as we change shoes, not letting us out of their sight until we're out the door.
For us, the walk is where the workday ends. No meetings, no screens … just the trail and two dogs who were genuinely thrilled to be alive.
Over time we started exploring different trailheads, stopping for dinner with the boys on the way home. One trail led to one small town. One small town led to a weekend trip. That's how Waggin Around Towns was born.
It started here on the NCR Trail in Maryland. Twenty miles of crushed stone from Ashland to the Pennsylvania line, where the trail crosses into York County and becomes the Heritage Rail Trail.
Heritage Rail Trail · Pennsylvania
Cross the state line and the trail becomes the Heritage Rail Trail … 21 miles through York County, PA. The crown jewel is the Howard Tunnel, built in 1840, the oldest operating railroad tunnel in the United States.
Sawyer & Theo · Howard Tunnel · Seven Valleys, PA
Howard Tunnel · Built 1840
The oldest railroad tunnel in continuous use in the United States. Built by the Baltimore & Susquehanna Railroad, the 375-foot tunnel was hand-cut through solid rock 185 years ago. Today it's a highlight of the Heritage Rail Trail … and Sawyer and Theo walked through it more times than we can count.