CamTran, recreation authority promote bike program on World Bicycle Day
NANTY GLO, Pa. (WTAJ) — Members of the Cambria County Conservation and Recreation Authority and CamTran promoted the service's bike program on World Bicycle Day.
Cambria County Commissioner Tom Chernisky rode a bus to the stop next to the Nanty Glo Fire Hall, where he dismounted to ride his bike down the Ghost Town Trail eastbound toward Ebensburg. All CamTran bike racks on rural and urban routes are free to use.
'If you don't have a vehicle and you bike to different areas, or you do have a vehicle but you don't have a hitch on the back of it, this is the perfect way to put your bike on a CamTran bus and go to some of the award-winning trails we have in Cambria County,' Chernisky said.
The Rack and Ride program can take bikes to the Ghost Town Trail and Ghost Town Trail C and I Extension. To look at bus fares, click here.
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