Pennsylvania Super Trails- Hiking -Backpacking National Scenic & State Forest Trails-Page3

There are a vast number of trails in Pennsylvaina for hiking, biking and backpacking enthusiasts. We could not cover them all as trails are always in transition, a state of ever lasting change. New trails are formed, old ones are added on to and it is difficult to address the whole state.

If you have trail information, please share it wih us as we freely share our information with you. We will keep the pages as updated as possible and with your help, everyone can enjoy and benefit.

Send any trail information to: trailmaster@pa-conservation.org

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All Terrain Vehicles Trails	Hiking-Backpacking Forest National Scenic Trails	Biking State Park-DCNR Trails
Cross Country Ski Trails	Hiking-Backpacking State Parks-DCNR Trails	Biking Community Based Trails
Horseback - Equestrian Trails	Hiking-Community Based Trails
Ski Resorts	Hiking-Backpacking State Forest Trails
Snowmobile Trails
Snowboard Areas

Download a copy of Primitive Backpack Camping Guidelines and Ethics distributed by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry. It contains the regulations for primitive backpack camping within our state forest districts. Please remember, in the back country you are on your own. Please be prepared to take care of yourself and the back country enviroment.

The DCNR (Department ofConservation and Natural Resources) has updated their site that includes a new Pennsylvania Online Rails-to-Trails Guide with interactive maps, photographs of the rails trails and an abundance of information free for public use. This includes a total number of Open Rail Trails: 95. There are 968.6 miles of open trail, 101.5 miles under construction, and 654 miles in proposal phase. "Contained in this web site is information on Rails-Trails open to the public, under construction, and proposed. DCNR will periodically update this site as information comes into us from our many trail partners." ... DCNR
In the near future all trails included in the Rails-to-Trails projects will carry the DCNR insignia

with the link to their respective page for more information.

Hiking trails have been developed in all 20 Forest Districts. Hiking trails are divided into four categories: National Scenic, State Forest Hiking Trails, local district trails and interpretive tails. For more information on hiking trails, contact the Recreation Section at (717) 783-7941 or forestrecreation@state.pa.us. Infomation can also be found within individual State Forest pages.

State Forest Trails Award - Award given to any hiker who completes the entire 780 miles of the State Forest Hiking Trail system. Our recognition program operates on the honor system, assuming those individuals who apply for award status, have truly hiked the 18 State Forest Hiking Trails in their entirety.
Sequence of trails hiked, direction, speed, and length of time are not considered as part of this application nor the program. Hikers completing the trail system will be awarded a certificate, patch and ceremonial walking stick at the Keystone Trails Association’s annual dinner each fall.

ANF Forests Notes: There is a network of over 50 trails in the Allegheny National Forest . For a complete up to date trail condition report in *pdf format, please click here.
There are over 600 campsites, 6 boat launches, 6 canoe access sites, 2 nationally designated wildernesses and many miles of hiking, snowmobiling and ATV trails. Download recreation map of the entire Allegheny Forest Region for Campgrounds, Trails, Rec Areas

Elk State Forest: Contains six major trail systems with over 136 miles of hiking.

Download Peublo National USA Trail Map showing all National Trails across the United States in PDF format.

National ScenicTrails

Trail Name	Forest District & State Park Within	Miles	Download Forest Info	Download Trail Info	Download Maps Only
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Michaux State Forest	37	Michaux-Forest PDF south-michauxSF_map.pdf	5-page guide /trail map App-Nat-Trail	*Pennsylvaina Section Onlypdf or** beautiful color Gif All sections
	Weiser State Forest	4	Weis-Forest.PDF	5-page guide /trail map App-Nat-Trail	Pennsylvaina Section Only*pdforbeautiful color Gif All sections
	Delaware State Forest Promised Land State Park Big Pocono State Park Gouldsboro State Park Tobyhanna State Park	6	Del-Forest.PDF	5-page guide /trail map App-Nat-Trail	Pennsylvaina Section Only*pdforbeautiful color Gif All sections
North Country National Scenic Trail	Clear Creek State Forest Clear Creek State Park	1	*not available*	14-page guide / trail maps-pa section only-pdf format	NCT trail Map ONLY-Pa Section clearcreek_park_map.pdf
Laurel Highlands National Scenic Trail	Forbes State Forest Laurel Ridge State Park Kooser State Park Laurel Hill State Park Linn Run State Park Laurel Mountain State Park Ohiopyle State Park	12	Forbes-Forest.PDF	6-page guide-info only Laurel Highlands NST	laurelridgenorth_map.pdf laurelridgesouth_map.pdf laurel_hill_map.bmp
State Forest Hiking Trails	State Forest Hiking Trails		State Forest Hiking Trails	State Forest Hiking Trails	State Forest Hiking Trails
Trail Name	Forest District & State Park Within	Miles	Download Forest Info	Download Trail Info & Maps	Download Maps Only
Black Forest Trail	Tiadaghton State Forest Ravensburg State Park Susquehanna State Park	42	Tiad-Forest.PDF	2-page guide-info only Black-Forest-Trail.PDF	Black Forest Trail Map
Bucktail Path	Elk State Forest Bucktail State Park	34	Elk-Forest.PDF	For photos and GPS coordinates for this trail, please visit Zinnware Bucktail-Path Info only	bucktail-trail-map.pdf bucktail-trail-map.jpg 4 page pdf complete map bucktail_park_map.pdf
Chuck Keiper Trail	Sproul State Forest (south side) Kettle Creek State Park Hyner Run State Park Bald Eagle State Park	50	Sproul-Forest.PDF	CK-Trail.PDF maps+info	keiper_maps.zip complete maps from dcnr
Donut Hole Trail	Sproul State Forest (north side) Kettle Creek State Park Hyner Run State Park Bald Eagle State Park	90	Sproul-Forest.PDF	Donut Hole Trail.PDF 3-page guide-info only	Donut Hole.zip complete maps from dcnr
Baker Trail	Kittaning State Forest Clear Creek State Park Cook Forest State Park	1	kitt-Forest.PDF	Baker Trail.PDF 4-page guide with all information resources left intact with small.bmp	baker-trail-small.bmp
Golden Eagle Trail	Tiadaghton State Forest Little Pine State Park Ravensburg State Park Susquehanna State Park	9	Tiad-Forest.PDF	Golden Eagle Trail.PDF Info only	GoldenEagle_map.bmp
John P. Saylor Trail	Gallitzin State Forest Laurel Ridge State Park Blue Knob State Park	18	Gallitz-Forest.PDF	John P.PDF 2-page Guide Trail info only	JPSaylor-map.jpg JPSaylor_map.zip
Lost Turkey Trail	Gallitzin State Forest Laurel Ridge State Park Blue Knob State Park	9	Gallitz-Forest.PDF	Lost Turkey Trail.PDF 2-page Guide Trail info only	Lost Turkey_map.zip
Loyalsock Trail	Tiadaghton State Forest Little Pine State Park Ravensburg State Park Susquehanna State Park	15	Tiad-Forest.PDF	Loyalsock Trail.PDF 2-page Guide/map	loyal-trail-topo.jpg
	Wyoming State Forest	33	Wyo-Forest.PDF	Loyalsock Trail.PDF 2-page Guide/map	loyal-trail-topo.jpg
Mid-State Trail	Buchanan State Forest Cowans Gap State Park Buchanans Birthplace Historical Park	15	Buchanan-Forest.PDF	Mid-State Trail.PDF 4-page guide Trail info only	midstatetrailmap.gif mid-state-trail.gif MS-Trail-segment17 ms_trail_small.gif
	Rothrock State Forest Greenwood Furnace State Park Penn Roosevelt State Park Trough Creek State Park Whipple Dam State Park	43	Roth-Forest.PDF	Mid-State Trail.PDF 4-page guide Trail info only	midstatetrailmap.gif mid-state-trail.gif MS-Trail-segment17 ms_trail_small.gif
	Bald Eagle State Forest Poe Valley State Park R. B. Winter State Park Reeds Gap State Park Snyder-Middleswarth State Park	53	BE-Forest.PDF	Mid-State Trail.PDF 4-page guide Trail info only	midstatetrailmap.gif mid-state-trail.gif MS-Trail-segment17 ms_trail_small.gif
	Tiadaghton State Forest Little Pine State Park Ravensburg State Park Susquehanna State Park	56	Tiad-Forest.PDF	Mid-State Trail.PDF 4-page guide Trail info only	midstatetrailmap.gif mid-state-trail.gif MS-Trail-segment17 ms_trail_small.gif
	Tioga State Forest Colton Point State Park Hills Creek State Park	6	Tioga-Forest.PDF	Mid-State Trail.PDF 4-page guide Trail info only	midstatetrailmap.gif mid-state-trail.gif MS-Trail-segment17 ms_trail_small.gif
Old Loggers Path	Tiadaghton State Forest Little Pine State Park Ravensburg State Park Susquehanna State Park	27	Tiad-Forest.PDF	Old Loggers.PDF 4-page guide-trail information only	logger_map.zip
Pinchot Trail	Lackawanna State Forest	23	Lack-Forest.PDF	Pinchot Trail.PDF 2-page information only	Pinchot-Trail-map.bmp Pinchot-Trailhead.zip Pinchot Trail_maps.zip DCNR
Quehanna Trail	Moshannon State Forest Parker Dam State Park S.B. Elliott State Park Black Moshannon State Park	58	Mosh-Forest.PDF	Quehanna Trail Information Only	Quehanna_maps.zip
	Elk State Forest Bucktail State Park	17	Elk-Forest.PDF	Quehanna Trail Information Only	Quehanna_maps.zip
Rocky Knob Trail	Michaux State Forest	4	Michaux-Forest PDF south-michauxSF_map.pdf	Rocky Knob Trail.PDF info and map	Rocky Knob Map Only
Susquehannock Trail	Susquehannock State Forest	83	Susq-Forest.PDF	Susquehannock Trail.PDF 2-page guide information only	Rhododendron Trail Map - Susquehannock cpp_map.pdf
Thunder Swamp Trail	Delaware State Forest Promised Land State Park Big Pocono State Park Gouldsboro State Park Tobyhanna State Park	26	Del-Forest.PDF	Thunder Swamp.PDF 2-page guide information only	Thunder_maps.zip
Tuscarora Trail	Buchanan State Forest Cowans Gap State Park Buchanans Birthplace Historical Park	15	Buchanan-Forest.PDF	Tuscarora-Trail.PDF	tuscarora_map.pdf tuscnorthdivview.jpg tuscsouthdivview.jpg
	Tuscarora State Forest Colonel Denning State Park Big Spring State Park Little Buffalo State Park Fowlers Hollow State Park	23	Tusc-Forest.PDF	Tuscarora-Trail.PDF	tuscarora_map.pdf tuscnorthdivview.jpg tuscsouthdivview.jpg
West Rim Trail	Tioga State Forest Colton Point State Park Hills Creek State Park	30	Tioga-Forest.PDF	West Rim.PDF 3-page guide Trail info only	WRim-Trail_map.bmp WRim-Trails_map.zip All sections of West Rim Trails-dcnr maps

We do our best to gather all public trail information available from public sites and place it in one area for your convenience. We know there are many trails not mentioned that we are not aware of or do not have access to. Please send us any information you have on any trails and we will add it to its respective page and keep them updated. mailto: trailmaster@pa-conservation.org

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