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Crook Farm Line Map

1.4 miles Surface – fine crushed stone

Urban, streamside, grassland, woodland edged

Easy hiking, bicycling

Beginning in 1847, four generations of the Crook family lived on the 80 acre farm that names The Crook Farm Trail. In 1974 the farm was purchased by the Bradford Landmark Society. Now, the property and preserved buildings memorialize the legacy of the first settlers in the Tuna Valley - farmers.

Currently the trailhead of the 1.4 mile limestoned trail is upstream from The Crook Farm. The graveled parking area is off Bolivar Drive next to the Tuna. Traveling along the left bank, the trail continues downstream and passes through the old Crook property. The comforting, calm, wide water of the Tuna passes slowly all along the trail. A sign points the way to a side-trail and the buildings of The Crook Farm. The main trail continues to the Tuna Crossroads bridge.

Now, trail users must reverse direction and return to the traihead on the same path. During the summer of 2008, The Crook Farm Trail will double in length and become a loop. Trail users will enjoy both banks of the Tuna. Another parking area near the Tuna Crossroads bridge will, also, be added.

Tuna from the trail
Starting at the trailhead at Bolivar Drive, the walker is soon on the grassy western banks of the Tuna. Plans are underway to extend the trail on the opposite side in order to make a loop trail.
Power House
This oil field power house sets beside the creek at Crook Farm. Typically a simple, single-cylinder make-and-break engine pulls the rods that operate the jacks. The jacks in turn move the rods in the wells and pump out the oil. Though the principal is simple early oil field workers used great ingenuity to overcome obstacles and varied terrain.