The Mohican Valley Trail consists of a 4.5 mile rail-to-trail through the spectacular Mohican River valley. The trail links the Kokosing Gap Trail with the soon-to-be completed Holmes County Trail. Visit the 370 foot long "Bridge of Dreams" while travelling on this trail. Download a trail guide and map. A short video (2 mb) shows the construction of this remarkable bridge, the longest covered bridge in Ohio.

Users of the Mohican Valley Trail can continue riding west, past Danville, on the Kokosing Gap Trail. Horses are not allowed on the Kokosing Gap Trail, however. View a map that gives directions between the Mohican Valley and Kokosing Gap Trails in Danville.

Read the inspirational story behind the creation of the Bridge of Dreams and the trail, which serves as a testament to hard work, perserverence and what can be accomplished when a group of citizens and local decisionmakers collectively share a vision for their community. Enjoy the breathtaking beauty of the Mohican River valley, which occurs nearly 40 feet below the Bridge of Dreams.

The Knox County Commissioners recently awarded a grant to the Park District to assist with mowing, grading and upkeep on the Mohican Valley Trail. The Park District and Mohican Valley Trail volunteers appreciate the grant and recent donation of a grader by the County Commissioners to improve the quality of the Mohican Valley Trail.

Trail users will enjoy a better maintained trail this year, including the paving of of many of the parking lots in mid-Summer, and we encourage mountain bicyclists, Amish buggy users and horse riders to utilize this terrific and picturesque resource. The trail surface consists of crushed stone and sand.

A stop at the Tiger Valley Arch parking lot and a short stroll down the newly constructed path will yield views of a hand-hewn, eight-foot high, sandstone arch culvert that lies beneath the trail. During normal weather conditions, water your horse here.

While enjoying the solitude of this rustic trail, listen for the songs of indigo buntings, rose-breasted grosbeaks, baltimore orioles, rufous-sided towhees and great-crested flycatchers. Spring wildflowers adorn portions of the trail, including trillium and phlox.

Mohican River Valley

Visitors to the Bridge of Dreams will sense the rich history of the area, particularly the relics left behind by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The horse hitching posts at the Bridge of Dreams are constructed out of original metal pipe used on the railroad. The steel beams that form the structure for the Bridge of Dreams were erected in 1944. This portion of the Pennsylvania Railroad closed after the 1959 flood washed out track and bridges to the east.

The precursor to the Bridge of Dreams, Mohican River, 1944

Mohican Valley Trail photos, compliments of Mount Vernon News