Rail-Trail
State: PA Length: 7.70 miles Surface: Ballast, Dirt, Grass, Gravel
This trail is not groomed. Three stacked loops offer a variety of hiking and skiing opportunities at a range of difficulty levels. The trail starts out on a railroad grade along Big Mill Creek. This trail is marked with blue diamonds. This trail ...
State: PA Length: 9 miles Surface: Ballast, Dirt, Grass, Gravel
This trail is not groomed. The trail is a combination of logging roads, railroad grades and pipelines that offer challenges to a wide range of skill levels. Trail is marked with blue diamonds.
State: PA Length: 8.30 miles Surface: Dirt, Grass, Gravel
This trail is not groomed. The three loops are suitable for beginners. The trail is marked with blue diamonds. Check out the short 1.2 mile Hearts Content Interpretive Trail which offers a scenic hike through an old growth forest of beech, hemlock ...
State: PA Length: 12 miles Surface: Dirt, Grass
The route is primitive and unimproved. The trail crosses several streams that are not bridged. The trail follows the scenic Tionesta Creek with lots of great scenery and fishing.
State: PA Length: 5.60 miles Surface: Dirt, Grass
The Mill Creek Trail serves as a connector between Twin Lakes Recreation Area and the Brush Hollow Trail. Just south of Forest Road 138, the Mill Creek Trail leaves the Twin Lakes Trail and heads south. The trail passes through the Kane Experimental ...
State: PA Length: 6.60 miles Surface: Dirt, Grass
This moderately difficult trail features great views of Minister Creek and passes by several outstanding rock outcropings, the latter about 1 mile from the trailhead parking lot. This heavily used trail is marked with white diamonds. The trail ...
State: PA Length: 4.50 miles Surface: Ballast, Dirt, Grass
Located on the western side of the Allegheny National Forest, this trail extends north to south, parallel to the Allegheny River from the town of Tidioute to Grove Run. The trail retains much of the wilderness appeal of the surrounding forest ...
State: PA Length: 16.60 miles Surface: Dirt, Grass
This trail passes through a variety of pleasing landscapes. The area near Crane Run is especially scenic. The trail is marked with white diamonds. The skill level of this trail is rated more difficult. The Twin Lakes Trail ends at the North ...
State: PA Length: 32 miles Surface: Asphalt
With a wide, paved pathway and adjacent equestrian trail running through lush woodland and riverside terrain, the Allegheny River Trail (ART) has something to offer every trail enthusiast. Following a segment of the Allegheny River that is part ...
State: PA Length: 34.80 miles Surface: Asphalt, Grass
NOTE: Kiski-Junction Railroad is now constructing an active rail line between miles 30 and 38. This section is no longer open to the public. Tracing the course of the scenic Allegheny River, the Armstrong Trail varies between rough terrain ...
State: PA Length: 2.30 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
Located in one of Pennsylvanias most popular State Parks, the Beaver Dam Trail follows old railroad grades at Parker Dam State Park in Clearfield County. The trail runs past streams, beaver dams, meadows and beautiful stands of hemlock, pine ...
State: PA Length: 1.50 miles Surface: Asphalt
Developed as a Safe Routes to School project, the Beaver Meadow Trail runs for 1.5 miles between Liberty Boulevard and Schaffer Road (SR 4017). The paved trail offers a pleasant stroll or short bicycle ride along Sandy Lick Creek.
State: PA Length: 1.30 miles Surface: Asphalt, Cinder, Crushed Stone
Serene year-round, the Bellefonte Central Rail Trail (BCRT) in central Pennsylvania runs along 1.3 miles of the old Buffalo Run, Bellefonte and Bald Eagle Railroad corridor. The original 19-mile line connecting the towns of Bellefonte and State ...
State: PA Length: 6.30 miles Surface: Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass
The Bells Gap Rail-Trail is really two trails in one-a flat 2.1-mile southern section with smooth crushed limestone surface, and a rougher, more difficult northern section best-suited for mountain bike enthusiasts or hikers seeking a challenge. ...
State: PA Length: 0 miles Surface: Ballast, Dirt, Grass
The CandI Trail (often pronounced Candy) had some improvements made to a few bridge crossings prior to the July 2011 Greenway Sojourn but the surface is primarily large rock ballast and cannot be opened to the public until surface conditions ...
State: PA Length: 8.50 miles Surface: Dirt, Gravel
The Clarion Highlands Trail is one of the highest rail-trails in the Commonwealth. It traverses the Allegheny Plateau, passing over the divide between the Clarion and Allegheny Rivers, and follows the Old Clarion Secondary Rail Corridor. Its ...
State: PA Length: 19 miles Surface: Crushed Stone, Dirt
This picturesque trail meanders along the Wild and Scenic Clarion River and Little Toby Creek through Elk and Jefferson counties between the charming small towns of Ridgway and Brockway. Tree cover provides shade in the summer months. As you ...
State: PA Length: 1.27 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The short but scenic Cowanshannock Trail is a great pathway for hikers, walkers, and bikers to use to link to the larger Armstrong Trail. The Cowanshannock is 1.27 miles long, and plans are to extend it as much as four miles. The trail follows ...
State: PA Length: 10.50 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
Once known as the Clearfield and Grampian Trail, in 2011, the name was changed to the David S. Ammerman Trail in memory of the man who championed turning the abandoned rail corridor into a recreational trail. Take in scenic views of water, ...
State: PA Length: 13 miles Surface: Ballast, Cinder
This is an undeveloped railbanked corridor. ATV and other motorized users keep the vegetation in check via their use.
State: PA Length: 36.50 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
Despite its eerie name, there's nothing scary about the Ghost Town Trail. The trail is named for the numerous towns that were served by the Ebensburg & Blacklick Railroad, as well as the Cambria & Indiana Railroad. It winds through scenic Blacklick ...
State: PA Length: 3.50 miles Surface: Dirt, Grass, Gravel
Tracing a section of the abandoned Rural Valley Railroad corridor the Great Shamokin Path parallels the Cowanshannock Creek for 3.5 miles. The eastern part of the trail, which is surfaced primarily with dirt and gravel, is most suitable for ...
State: PA Length: 10.50 miles Surface: Gravel
Any trail with a name like "Hoodlebug" deserves a visit. The 10-mile trail follows the path of the 1856-era Indiana Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which ran from Blairsville north to the town of Indiana. "Hoodlebug" was the local nickname ...
The old railroad line known as the Moshannon, or the Mills Branch, crossed the Moshannon Valley during the mid- to late 1800s. The line was the foundation of the region's late 19th- and early 20th-century economy. The valley's vast reserves ...
State: PA Length: 0.30 miles Surface:
At 301 feet high, the Kinzua Railroad Bridge is considered the second highest bridge in the United States and when it was built in 1882, was the highest railroad bridge in the world. Unfortunately, in 2003 torrential winds from a tornado demolished ...
State: PA Length: 0 miles Surface:
The Allegheny National Forest is accepting public comments on a trail project which will develop a 10 mile section of trail to the west of Mile 6 and the the Allegheny Reservoir. The project follows the same rail corridor which is being developed ...
A Feasibility Study to find out what is involved to create a trail on the 69.9 mile corridor of the former Knox & Kane Railroad is currently underway in the four county region.
State: PA Length: 16.50 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
Grab your bike or your walking shoes, or saddle up your horse, and head for the cool breezes and dappled shade of the 17-mile Lower Trail. The name "Lower," which rhymes with "flower," refers to attorney T. Dean Lower, who provided the funds ...
State: PA Length: 6 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
Located in beautiful Sinnemahoning State Park in Pennsylvania, the Lowlands Trail uses the former corridor of the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad. The trail and park are now part of the tour development area known as PA Wilds. The Lowlands Trail ...
State: PA Length: 15 miles Surface: Crushed Stone, Dirt
The Mahoning Shadow Trail has a flat surface that is easy for biking, running and walking. There is little signage on the trail, but each trailhead and access point is well marked. Begin at the Fordham Trailhead. The trail parallels Mahoning ...
State: PA Length: 23.30 miles Surface: Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass, Gravel
The Marienville Bike Trail is part of a system of roads and trails in the Allegheny National Forest. The trails are open to mountain bikes, trail bikes, and ATVs and are rated as difficult because of the rocky, and sometimes steep, terrain. ...
State: PA Length: 7 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
Moraine State Park features a seven mile bike trail, which follows along the North Shore. This trail was completed in the Summer of 2006. The trail can be found in the Northeast section of the park on the North Shore of the park. Along the way ...
State: PA Length: 9.30 miles Surface: Dirt
The North Link Trail is a 9 mile section of rail-trail which is just one part of an 85-mile loop that winds through the forested hills and valleys of this state forest. Known as the Susquehannock Trail System, it was created by joining together ...
State: PA Length: 2 miles Surface: Asphalt, Ballast
Though it memorializes a sad occasion, the Path of the Flood Trail is a beautiful, tranquil trail. In the Johnstown Flood of 1889, the South Fork Dam failed and more than 2,200 townspeople lost their lives. The first 2 miles of the trail opened ...
State: PA Length: 13 miles Surface: Ballast, Crushed Stone
The Redbank Trail is one of Pennsylvania's newest rail-trails. It is currently only partially open with thirteen discontinuous miles of graded and rolled surface between the Alcola Cemetery in Fairmount City, Redbank Township east to Baxter ...
The 1.5-mile Rock Furnace Trail is a scenic path in Roaring Run Recreation Area. The trail follows Roaring Run Creek from its confluence at the Kiski River to a small parking area off Brownstown Road. The steep, hilly trail makes for a scenic ...
State: PA Length: 12 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Sandy Creek Trail carves its way through some of the most remote and spectacular countryside in northwestern Pennsylvania. This 12-mile paved trail has some impressive features, including tunnels and massive trestles like the Belmar Bridge, ...
State: PA Length: 9 miles Surface: Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass
Following the corridor of a mountain-crossing railroad that operated 1834-1854, this trail has two segments approximately 15 miles apart. The southern, crushed stone segment, about 2.3 miles long, winds though a lush forest to the renovated ...
State: PA Length: 18.50 miles Surface: Ballast, Gravel
Coordinated by the Snow Shoe Rails to Trails Association (SSRTA), the Snow Shoe Trail caters primarily to ATV and off-road motorcycle enthusiasts. It is open to other users as well, but the rough ballast and gravel surface makes for a bumpy ...
State: PA Length: 30 miles Surface: Dirt
Located in scenic Potter and Clinton Counties, the Susquehannock Hiking Trail is an 85-mile amalgamation of old Civilian Conservation Corps fire trails, logging roads and railroad grades through the Susquehannock State Forest. Isolated and pristine, ...
State: PA Length: 18.90 miles Surface:
The West Creek Rail Trail Association is working on developing a trail on the abandoned rail corridor between St. Mary's and Emporium, Pa. To date, no surface devlopment has been completed.
State: PA Length: 17 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt
The West Penn Trail, a National Recreation Trail, runs largely along the corridor of the Portage Railroad line that operated from 1830 to 1864 between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg. The trail is steadily being extended. Before you visit, check the ...
State: PA Length: 4.20 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
Running parallel to State Route 219, this 4 mile section of trail has been built on a former line of the Pennsylvania Railroad (Line 651) and runs from Sandy Township in Clearfield County (near Triangle Tech School in Falls Creek, Pa) north ...