| Region |
Trail Name |
Length |
Trailhead | Access |
Miscellaneous |
Downloads |
| Allegheny
National Forest |
Allegheny Snowmobile Trails-multi use trail
Much of this trail is located on
roads that are open in summer and snow covered in winter. The trail is
marked with orange diamonds. |
300+ miles
including snowmobile trail connectors |
Marienville and Kane have easy access
to the trail system. Brown Run Road (off of SR 59, just east of Warren)
also has trail access. |
Starts in Warren, con't to the New
York state line. Trail 7, North Country Natural Scenic Trail, is part of
a 3,200-mile National Scenic Trail.
3 trail host houses located along
the trail system for serving the snowmobilers. |
ANF
Recreation map
ANF-SM-Regs.PDF |
 |
Beaver Meadows
ANF Southern |
3+miles |
Take N. Forest Street (Forest Road
128) north out of Marienville for four miles. Beaver Meadows Recreation
Area is located on Forest Road 282. |
The impoundment serves as a waterfowl
refuge |
bvmdt_map.pdf
Rec Brochure
Beaver
Mead.PDF
(info only) |
|
Brush Hollow & Mill Creek
(off State Route 948)
|
7.7 miles |
Trailhead is located ten miles north
of Ridgway on State Route 948. The trails can be found on the James
City quadrangle map. |
BrushHollow.zip |
brush_hollow_map.pdf
deerlick.PDF
brush_millcreek_Map.pdf |
|
Buckaloons Seneca
ANF Northern |
0.8 mile loop |
U.S. Route 6 west from Warren, PA.
Buckaloons is just south of the intersection of U.S. Routes 6 and 62, about
six miles from Warren. |
Named for the Seneca Indian tribe
that once lived here, circles the entire Recreation Area |
buclns_map.pdf
Trail Brochure
Buckaloon.PDF
(info only) |
|
Buzzard Swamp
ANF Southern |
9.6 miles |
Located on Forest Road 157, 1 mile
south of Marienville on Loleta Road. The northern trailhead is located
on Forest Road 376, 2.5 miles east of Marienville on Lamonaville Road. |
Wildlife Management Area |
bzzsw_map.pdf |
|
Clarion/Little Toby Crk |
16-miles |
Trailheads are at Water Street in
Ridgway, at Croyland (near Portland Mills) and at Taylor Park in Brockway |
Connects Ridgway and Brockway |
ANF-rec-map.pdf
Clarion-Toby
Trail.PDF
Clair-Tobycrk-map |
|
Clearfield/Grampian Trail |
10.5-miles |
Trailhead is located off I-80 Exit
19, PA 879 south 4 miles, right on Spruce Street Exit, first left (Chester
Street) and left before True Value Hardware. |
Crushed limestone surface suitable
for wheelchairs, hiking, cycling, jogging or cross-country skiing |
Clear-Gramp-TR.PDF
(
info only )
clear-gramp-bike_map.gif |
|
Deerlick X-C Ski Trail |
9.0 mile loop |
|
|
drlkxc_map.pdf |
|
Dewdrop Rec Area |
not available |
5-page
Scenic Route brochure |
Interpretive trail
5-page
Scenic Route brochure |
dewdrp_rec_map.pdf
5-page
Scenic Route brochure |
|
Hearts Content Cross-Country
Ski Trail
ANF Northern
2- loops |
.25-mile
1.1- mile |
15 miles southwest of Warren, accessed
via the Hearts Content Road (Township Road 60131.) |
Interpretive signs along both trails
describe how the forest is changing due to a unique relationship between
people, deer and the old trees. |
hsctxc98_map.pdf
Trail Brochure |
|
Little Drummer Historic Pathway
2-loops
ANF Southern |
3.1-miles
1.3-miles |
The trailhead parking lot is located
8.0 miles west of Ridgway on Laurel Mill Road (Township Road T-307) in
Elk County, Pennsylvania. |
Trail is clearly marked with off-white
diamond-shaped markers on trees, or with decals on brown plastic posts.
Walk-in camping is permitted along the trail |
ldrummer_map.pdf
Little
Drummer.PDF |
|
Loleta Recreation Area
ANF Southern |
3-miles |
Starts and ends at Loleta |
Marked with off-white diamonds-The
trail passes a scenic overlook of the Millstone Valley |
loleta_map.pdf
Loleta.PDF |
|
Mill Creek Trail |
5.6 miles |
Use the Brush Hollow Trailhead (SR 948) to access the
Mill Creek Trail on the southern end of the trail. The Mill Creek Trail
is about 1000 feet north of the trailhead on the Brush Hollow Trail. |
Forest Road 138 to Brush Hollow Trailhead (SR 948) |
MillCrk.PDF
millcrk_map.pdf |
|
Minister Creek
ANF Southern |
6.6-miles |
Trailhead parking lot is located on SR 666 west of Minister
Creek Campground, 14.7 miles southwest of Sheffield, PA. |
Minister Creek Trail joins the North Country National
Scenic Trail- most northerly segment. The NCST continues east, and the
MCT turns south back towards the campground. |
MinisterCrk.PDF
mnstcr_map.pdf
mnstr_trail.pdf |
|
Tanbark Trail
ANF Northern |
8.8-miles |
Trailhead parking is located at a pull-off on US 62 halfway
between Tidioute or Warren, or at Dunham Siding which is on the Hearts
Content Road at the junction of FR 116 and 119. From Warren or Tidioute,
take US 62 to its junction with Hearts Content Road. From Sheffield, take
the Austin Hill (Bull Hill) Road to the Hearts Content Road. |
Ties into the North Country National Scenic Trail &
Hearts Content Recreation Area |
Hickory Crk
Brochure
WldrnsHkryCrk02.pdf |
|
Tidioute Riverside RecTrek
(Tidioute to Grove Run)
ANF Northern |
4.3 miles |
not available |
One way trail extending from town of Tidioute south along
the railroad grade paralleling the Allegheny River. |
Orien_Tidioute
brochure_map.pdf |
|
Tracy Ridge |
8.7 miles |
Trailhead parking lot is located 18 miles west of Bradford
via SR 346 and SR 321, or from the Allegheny Reservoir/Morrison Bridge
area via SR 59 and SR 321 at the Tracy Ridge Campground. |
Located on State Route 321, north of the junction with
SR 59 and south of the junction with SR 346. Tracy Ridge sits on a ridge
top three miles east of the Allegheny Reservoir. |
Tracy Ridge.PDF
jnyck_tracy_map.pdf |
|
Twin Lake Trail
Twin Lakes Recreation Area to North Country Trail
|
15.8 miles |
Trailhead parking lot is located at the Twin Lakes Recreation
Area off of SR 321, south of Kane, PA or north of Wilcox, PA. |
Begins at the long loop of the Black Cherry National
Recreation Interpretive Trail located at Twin Lakes Recreation Area and
travels west to join with the North Country National Scenic Trail. |
twinlake_map.pdf
Twin
Lake.PDF |
| Hershey/Getty/Dutch |
Capitol Area Green Belt
(Loop around Harrisburg) |
20 miles |
There are several
parking areas on the trail including the corner of Cameron and Elliot Sts.,
19th St., Rt. 441, and Derry St. |
20+ mile loop trail that links Harrisburg's parks, including
Wildwood Lake Bird Sanctuary and Riverfront Park. |
GB_map872.pdf
Greenbelt.PDF |
|
Conewago Trail |
5 miles |
From Elizabethtown - take Route
230 West for one mile. Trail head is located on the right just before the
Getty Station. |
The trail follows Conewago Creek,
passing woods and farmland |
coenwago_map.jpe
Conewago
Trail.PDF |
|
Lebanon Valley Rail-Trail
(Conewago Trail) |
9 miles |
Colebrook
Parking is available at the intersection of Rt. 117 and
Colebrook Road. |
Open only during daylight hours. |
lvrtph1aresized.jpg
leb-val.PDF
Lebanon_map.pdf |
|
Lititz-Warwick Trailway |
15 mile |
Parking for the trail is only available at the Warwick
Township Municipal Campus at 315 Clay Road, Lititz (there is no fee to
park). |
There are historic markers that describe 3 properties
along the trail that date back to the 1700's. |
lancaster_trails.jpg |
|
Schuylkill Valley Heritage Trail-Tamaqua to Middleport |
16 miles |
Park at the Newkirk Tunnel trailhead |
Connects the 1892 Tamaqua Railroad Station with the Newkirk
Tunnel environmental education and historic recreation site. |
Schuyl-Heritage
Trail.pdf |
|
Stony Valley RR Grade
(Ellendale Forge to Lebanon Reservoir) |
22 miles |
Access for Lebanon Reservoir end of trail is from Goldmine
Rd. off of Rt. 443 southwest of Pine Grove |
Undeveloped Pennsylvania Game Commission administrative
service road |
Stone
Valley-211.zip
State Gameland maps showing area 211/211A |
|
Thun Trail
(Reading to Gibraltar) |
11 miles |
Trailheads: City of Reading to Border of Montgomery
County |
The reconstructed Trailhead will be known as the "Brentwood
Drive Trailhead" on the Thun Trail. |
TT-Birds-Doug.jpg
TT-Reading-Gilbra.jpg |
| Lake Erie Region |
East Branch Trail
(Titusville- Spartanburg) |
7.5 miles |
Can be accessed in Spartansburg at the Clear Lake Parking
Area off Route 77 or in the Village of Glynden on Glynden Road. |
This original right-of-way runs from Spartansburg to
Hydetown, just north of Titusville. |
no map available
Cl-Lake-Sparta.pdf
gameland map showing RR
East-Br-Trail.PDF |
| Laurel Highlands/Southern
Alleghenies |
Incline Six Trail |
1.1 mile |
Park entrance fee is two dollars per adult. Parking for
RV's and buses is available at the Visitor Center which is located 1 mile
from Route 22 at the Gallitzin exit. |
Historic structures at Allegheny Portage Railroad National
Historic Site. |
no map available |
|
Horse and Buggy Tour
The Mennonite Countryside |
33.7 Miles |
Trailhead:Martinsburg Borough intersection of SR 866/SR
164. |
Countryside tour through Mennonite farmland. Charming
Williamsburg and its BLue Hole Quarry. Horses and buggies will share the
road with you. |
horse-buggy-map.gif |
|
Lower Trail
Juniata River Corridor |
11 miles |
Alexandria and Williamsburg on Route 22 |
Alexandria and Williamsburg, Canoe Creek State Park,
and Flowing Springs |
lower.PDF
lower_map1.jpg
lowermap.jpg
lower-map2.gif |
|
Mainline & Path of the Flood Trail
Johnstown to Ehrenfeld (near Johnstown National Flood
Memorial) |
10 miles |
Franlin ballfield in Johnstown |
Follows the Little Conemaugh River and the Mainline of
the Pennsylvania Railroad. |
no map available
Path-Flood-Trail.PDF |
| Pittsburgh
Region |
Allegheny Highlands Trail (part of the Great
Allegheny Passage)
Garrett to Fort Hill |
24 miles |
Trailhead parking adjacent to the trail at the Meyersdale
Station, Garrett, Rockwood, Markleton and Fort Hill. |
The trail is currently open from the village of Fort
Hill to the Salisbury Viaduct between the towns of Garrett and Meyersdale. |
AHT-Gar-FtHill_map.gif
AlleghenyHT.PDF |
|
Allegheny River Trail
Franklin to Brandon |
10 miles |
Franklin-east end of the 8th Street Bridge
Brandon-Coal City Road-The parking lot is marked for
the Samuel Justus Trail. |
Allegheny River Trail is the southern extension of the
Samuel Justus Recreation Trail. |
Allg-River-Trail.zip
Includes maps of all sections of the ART |
|
Arboretum Trail
Oakmont (Hulton Road) to Oakmont (south end) |
1.4 miles |
Park on Allegheny River Boulevard or Allegheny Avenue,
both main streets run parallel to the trail. There is no fee for parking. |
This trail is not open to bicycles or motor vehicles;
it is strictly for walking.
Runs the length of our business district - sandwiched
between the two main streets |
PGH-Trails-City.pdf |
|
Arrowhead Trail (Montour Trail extension)
Within Peters Township |
3.5-miles |
Arrowhead
Acess Points |
Montour Trail is a multi-use non-motorized recreational
rail-trail near Pittsburgh, PA that will ultimately extend 47 miles from
Coraopolis to Clairton. |
Arrowhead_map.gif |
|
Butler-Freeport Community Trail
Butler to Freeport |
21 miles |
Sarver Road
Cabot-Winfield Road
Marwood |
Noticable grade - an average 2-3% incline from the Allegheny
River end (Freeport) as you go north |
Butler-Freeport.PDF
(info only-no map available) |
|
Clarion Highlands Trail (Sandy Creek Trail Section) |
8.6 miles |
West trailhead is at Belmar Village on the west side
of the River.
East trailhead is in the village of Van on Route 322. |
There are no facilities on the trail. Trail users should
bring their own food, water, spare tire and pump. |
Allegheny-Rec-Trails.jpg |
|
Eliza Furnace Trail, aka the "Jail Trail" (part
of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail) |
2.6 miles |
Starts at the east edge of downtown, in the parking lot
near the new jail |
Location: Pittsburgh (downtown, behind the new PNC building
at First Ave. & Grant St) to Hazelwood (under the RR trestle at 2nd
Ave) |
heritage_trail.pdf |
|
Five Star Trail
Greensburg to Youngwood |
7.5 miles |
Trailheads: Greensburg or Youngwood |
Named by the five municipalities the trail passes: Greensburg,
Hempfield Township, South Greensburg, Southwest Greensburg and Youngwood. |
5star_map.gif |
|
Greene River Trail
Greene Cove Marina (border of Greene & Washington
Counties) to Rices Landing |
4 miles |
Nothern terminus at Greene Cove Marina (on the border
of Greene & Washington Counties) -Southern endpoint in Rices Landing. |
Parallels the Monongahela River |
GRT_bikemap.pdf |
|
Hoodlebug Trail
(Indiana to Homer City) |
6 miles |
IUP South Campus: Trail users may park in the
lot adjacent to the ballfields at IUP's South Campus.
Old Route 119
Floodway Park: Located off Main Street
in Homer City
Red Barn Access Area: Located
adjacent to the Homer Center Boosters' Ballfields |
Follows the abandoned Indiana Branch of the Pennsylvania
Railroad between the Homer City area and Indiana |
hoodlebug_map.pdf |
|
Indian Creek Valley Trail
Indian Head to Champion |
5 miles |
Champion Trail Head
Indian Head Trail Head
Trestle Access to the Trail located in
Melcroft PA |
23 miles planned |
no map available |
|
Montour Trail (part of the Great Allegheny Passage) |
30 miles acessible
47 total when finished |
Montour-Trail.PDF
access points |
Montour Trail is a multi-use non-motorized recreational
rail-trail near Pittsburgh, PA that will ultimately extend 47 miles from
Coraopolis to Clairton. |
Montour-Maps.zip
Montour-Trail.PDF
montour
maps.zip |
|
North Shore Trail (part of the Three Rivers Heritage
Trail) |
3.4 miles |
Accessible from the Cardello Building at the
end of Beaver Avenue near the West End
Bridge. |
Offers vistas up and down the rivers, the development
on the North Side, downtown and close-ups of the contrast between old industry
and new. |
heritage_trail.pdf
pgh5.gif |
|
Pittsburgh Riverwalk at Station Square |
1.5 miles |
Station Square |
Reveals many points of interest and a spectacular view
of the Golden Triangle. |
d342.stationsqmap.jpg
heritage_trail.pdf |
|
Samuel Justus Recreation Trail
Oil City to Franklin |
5.3 miles |
Oil City
Franklin
Brandon |
Forms the northern portion of a continuous 15.5 miles
of rail-trail that run from Oil City to Franklin (the Samuel Justus Recreation
Trail segment) and from Franklin south to Brandon (the Allegheny River
Trail segment). |
Samuel Justus.PDF
map not available |
|
Steel Valley Trail (part of the Great Allegheny
Passage)
Clairton to McKeesport |
4.2 miles |
Sandcastle Park |
Part of the Great Allegheny Passage, a 152 mile bicycle
and walking trail that will eventually connect Pittsburgh with the C&O
Canal in Cumberland, MD, on non-motorized trails. |
steelvalley_map.pdf
TRHT-SVT-5.gif |
|
West Penn Trail
Saltsburg to Blairsville |
12-mile |
Westinghouse trailhead near Blairsville |
Important link in the Pennsylvania Millennium Legacy
Trail system.Follows the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal and Portage Railroad |
west-penn-trail_map.jpg |
|
Youghiogheny River Trail - North (part of the
Great Allegheny Passage)
McKeesport to Connellsville |
43 miles |
Trailheads at Connellsville and Ohiopyle |
Built along the "railbanked" right-of-way of the Pittsburgh
& Lake Erie Railroad -continues to Meyersdale for 100 continuous miles
of one of the most beautiful trails in the country. |
TRHT-YRN-9.gif |
|
Youghiogheny River Trail - South (part of the
Great Allegheny Passage)
Connellsville to Confluence |
28 miles |
Trailheads at Confluence, Ohiopyle, Connellsville. |
Has been named as one of the best walking trails in the
world. |
TRHT-YRS-10.gif |
| Pocono Mountains/Endless
Mountains |
Back Mountain Trail |
2.5 miles |
Trailhead located on Parry Street
in Luzerne Borough-park at Knights of Columbus near top of hill |
Route follows the old Lehigh
Valley railbed
Back
Mountain .PDF |
List of Maps:
BM-carverton.jpg
BM-lower_dermonds.jpg
BM_Carpenter.jpg
BM_HarveyLake.jpg
BM_WhiteHaven.gif
BM_MtTop.gif |
|
Luzerne County Rail-Trail
Wilkes-Barre to Old Forge |
11.6 miles |
Trailheads:Wilkes-Barre, proceed to the Waterfront Professional
Park and in Pittston |
The Luzerne County Rail-Trail is a rail-with-trail, meaning
the trail shares a right-of-way with an active rail line. |
no maps available |
| Philadelphia
and its Countryside/Lehigh Valley |
Betzwood Trail (connects with Schuylkill River
Trail)
Valley
Forge National Park |
2 miles |
N. Gulph Rd |
Most of the trail runs along the edge of the Schuylkill
River |
Betzwood.pdf
MC-Betzwood_brochure.pdf
VAFO_map1.pdf |
|
Delaware Canal State Park Trail |
60 miles |
Washington Crossing-left on River Road / PA 32
From U.S. 22 -Turn right at entrance bridge to Hugh Moore
Park. Cross the bridge, then go right and park near the picnic area. |
Paralleling the Delaware River between Easton and Bristol |
delawarecanal_map.pdf
D&L.pdf |
|
Horsham Powerline Trail
Horsham (Dresher Road) to Horsham (Babylon Road) |
3 miles |
Simmons Elementary and Hatboro-Horsham High School
or
Pennsylvania Business Campus and the Horsham Business
Center |
Cross-township powerline trail.
12-foot-wide powerline trail runs on blacktop between
Babylon Road and Dresher Road, the eastern terminus |
no map available |
|
Ironton Rail-Trail
(Whitehall, Coplay to North Whitehall) |
9 miles |
North Whitehall |
Trail consist of a measured 6 mile loop winding through
Whitehall Township and the Borough of Coplay.Passes by the Coplay Cement
Kilns-the last standing kilns in the United States. |
Ironton_map.gif |
|
Lehigh Canal
(Parryville to Jim Thorpe) |
5.5 miles |
Accessed easily from Weissport |
Part of the National Heritage Corridor. This trail is
near the Lehigh Gorge Rail Trail and the Switchback Rail Trail. |
lehigh_trail.jpg |
|
Lehigh Canal (South)
(Allentown to Easton) |
17 miles |
Follow Airport Road south approximately two miles, until
it becomes Irving Street. Follow Irving Street 1.25 miles to Hanover Avenue.
After making a right onto Hanover Avenue go about one mile and make a right
onto Albert Street. Then follow the signs to the Bike and Boat trail. |
The Corridor represents a living “national park” where
people work, play and live. |
lehigh_trail.jpg |
|
Lehigh Gorge State Park Trail |
25 miles |
White Haven and Glen Onoko |
Motorized vehicles and horses are not permitted except
snowmobiles during the designated season. |
delawarecanal_map.pdf
D&L.pdf |
|
Northampton-Bath Recreation Trail (Nor-Bath) |
7.3 miles, 3.8 miles active |
Northampton and Bath
Jacksonville Road |
Contact Northampton County Parks and Recreation, Gordon
Heller, R.D. 4, Greystone Building, Nazareth, PA 18064, or call them at
610-746-1975. |
no map available |
|
Pennypack Park Trail-
Philadelphia (Pine Rd on Montgomery County border) southeast
to Philadelphia (Delaware River) |
10 miles |
not available |
Pennypack Park provides playgrounds, hiking and bike
trails as well as bridle paths for horseback riding. An adjunct to the
park is the Pennypack Environmental Center on Verree Road |
Pennypack.zip |
|
Perkiomen Trail
Perkiomenville (Green Lane Park) to Oaks |
19.5 miles |
PERKIOMEN
Access |
Extending from its connection to the Schuylkill River
Trail (SRT) in Oaks in Upper Providence Township to Green Lane Park in
Upper Frederick Township. |
Perkiomen.zip |
|
Schuylkill River Trail -
Philadelphia through Valley Forge National Historical
Park to Oaks (connects with the Perkiomen Trail) |
14.5 miles |
Trailheads: Philadelphia to Valley Forge |
This heavily used trail traverses beautiful scenic and
natural areas of the lower Schuylkill River. |
SRT_Map02.pdf
SRT-Bro.pdf |
|
Wissahickon Valley Park (Forbidden Drive)
Philadelphia (Lincoln Drive) north to Philadelphia (city
limit) |
7 miles |
Forbidden Drive is the only trail open to bicyclists
and equestrians without a permit.
All bicyclists and equestrians using the upper trails
in the Wissahickon are required to register for a user permit. The permit,
which is free, must be renewed annually. |
Wissahickon.PDF
Download
Trail information, Rules, Regs & Permit Application |
Wissahickon_maps.zip |
| Valleys of
the Susquehanna |
Pine Creek Trail
Ansonia to Waterville |
41 miles |
There are four main trail heads with large paved parking
areas along the trail route at Ansonia (Rt 6), Tiadaghton (Rt 362), Blackwell
(Rt 414) and Waterville(Rt 414). |
Travels along the floor of Pine Creek Gorge |
PineCrkRT_map.gif
LH-Colton_map.pdf |
|
York County Heritage Rail Trail (connects with
MD's Northern Central Railroad Trail)
New Freedom to York |
21 miles |
Colonial Courthouse in York
Hanover Junction
Glen Rock
New Freedom |
10 foot wide compacted stone adjacent to active rail
line, the Northern Central Railway. |
york_maplrg.jpg
York-HRT.PDF |
with the link to their respective page for more information.
