 This week we traveled to MacGuffin County to bicycle the Dawkins line rail trail. The trail opened in 2013 is 18 miles long and stretches from Royalton and MacGuffin County to Hager Hill and Johnson County. The trail is built along an old railroad line that was first built in the early 1900s to transport timber in the area. It is currently Kentucky's longest rail trail and workers currently underway to expand the trail length to 34 miles. We began our trip at the Royalton Trailhead in MacGuffin County. The trail begins in the community of Royalton and soon you will find yourself pedaling through fields of wildflowers. This is a wonderful stretch to take photographs and spot local wildlife. The trail weaves through the countryside taking you past small farms and forested hillsides. One of the most interesting parts of the trail are the old train trust. Improvements have been made to the trusses to make them safe for trail users but still feature the same construction materials from when the trail was a rail line. Approximately four miles from the Royalton Trailhead you will come to the Gun Creek Tunnel, which was definitely the highlight for us. The tunnel, which is nearly 700 feet long, plays tricks on the eyes. On the outside it may look like it's a hundred yards long but once you start pedaling through it the opposite entrance seems to get further and further away. It feels as if the tunnel grows in length as you're pedaling through it, which is a pretty cool experience. Combined with mountain scenery and the old trusses the trail gives the cyclist, hiker or horseback rider a different perspective of Eastern Kentucky that was at one time only available at the railroad operation. If you're looking for something different to do in our area, hop on a bike, hitch up a horse or grab your hiking shoes and hit the Dolphins Line rail trail. For EKB Evening News at 6, I'm Ronnie Hilton.