Biking on the OIL CREEK STATE PARK TRAIL Location: Titusville to Oil City Pennsylvania Distance: 9.7 miles (15.75 km) Distance markers: ever mile Surface: asphalt Grade: Flat Conditions of trail: good to fair Parking: at both trailheads Water: none on trail Washrooms: Porta potty on the trail & at both trailheads Garbage containers: none Rest Areas: a few benches and table Trail marking: historical info Trailhead: In Titusville follow signs for the Drake Well Museum OR Allen Street near Bank Street OR GPS: 41.621126 -79.649378 In OIL CITY: at Oil Creek State park OR GPS: 41.506730 -79649378. This trail is on a former rail bed that was used to ship out oil from the newly discovered field at Titusville. George Drake struck oil in 1859.
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