Pa Trail Guides

Alpha Pass Trail

📍 Portersville, PA

Moderate 📏 1.5 Out-and-Back

Alpha Pass Trail leads to one of the premier bouldering and rock climbing areas in western Pennsylvania, descending thro…

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Appalachian Trail - Halfway Point

📍 Gardners, PA

Moderate 📏 4.0 Out-and-Back

Pine Grove Furnace State Park sits precisely at the midpoint of the 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail, making this section a …

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AT to Pole Steeple

📍 Gardners, PA

Strenuous 📏 2.0 Out-and-Back

The short but punishing route to Pole Steeple packs exceptional scenery into a compact package, climbing 600 feet in jus…

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Boulder Field Trail

📍 White Haven, PA

Easy 📏 1.0 Out-and-Back

The Boulder Field at Hickory Run State Park is a National Natural Landmark and one of the most extraordinary geological …

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Evergreen Trail

📍 Benton, PA

Easy 📏 1.0 Loop

The Evergreen Trail offers a short but immersive walk through one of Pennsylvania's finest surviving old-growth eastern …

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Falls Trail Loop

📍 Benton, PA

Strenuous 📏 7.2 Loop

The Falls Trail Loop is the crown jewel of Ricketts Glen State Park, guiding hikers past 22 named waterfalls across thre…

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Ferncliff Peninsula Natural Area

📍 Ohiopyle, PA

Easy 📏 1.7 Loop

The Ferncliff Peninsula Natural Area loop encircles a dramatic river-carved oxbow where the Youghiogheny River makes a s…

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Fourth Run Trail

📍 White Haven, PA

Moderate 📏 4.0 Loop

The Fourth Run Trail explores the quieter northwestern corner of Hickory Run State Park, following the Fourth Run stream…

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Highland Trail

📍 Benton, PA

Moderate 📏 4.3 Loop

The Highland Trail traverses the broad ridgetop plateau above Ricketts Glen's famous waterfall glens, offering a dramati…

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Kildoo Trail

📍 Portersville, PA

Moderate 📏 2.5 Loop

The Kildoo Trail offers the most immersive gorge experience in McConnells Mill State Park in a compact loop format, desc…

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Laurel Highlands Trail - Section

📍 Ohiopyle, PA

Strenuous 📏 8.0 Out-and-Back

The Laurel Highlands Trail is a 70-mile point-to-point backpacking route crossing the Laurel Ridge from Ohiopyle south t…

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Lenape Trail

📍 Elverson, PA

Moderate 📏 5.0 Loop

The Lenape Trail explores the western and northern sections of French Creek State Park, traversing a diverse mosaic of r…

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Meadow Run Trail

📍 Ohiopyle, PA

Moderate 📏 4.6 Loop

The Meadow Run Trail loop is one of Ohiopyle State Park's most varied and rewarding routes, combining creek-side travel,…

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Mill Creek Trail

📍 Elverson, PA

Easy 📏 3.4 Loop

The Mill Creek Trail follows the namesake creek through a forested ravine that shelters some of the most evocative iron-…

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Shades of Death Trail

📍 White Haven, PA

Moderate 📏 6.0 Loop

The dramatically named Shades of Death Trail loops through the most atmospheric terrain in Hickory Run State Park, desce…

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Six Penny Trail

📍 Elverson, PA

Moderate 📏 6.5 Loop

The Six Penny Trail loops through the heart of French Creek State Park, which protects the largest contiguous block of f…

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Slippery Rock Gorge Trail

📍 Portersville, PA

Moderate 📏 4.5 Out-and-Back

The Slippery Rock Gorge Trail descends into one of western Pennsylvania's most spectacular geological features: a 400-fo…

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Sunset Rocks Trail

📍 Gardners, PA

Moderate 📏 3.5 Out-and-Back

Sunset Rocks Trail climbs the South Mountain ridgeline south of Pine Grove Furnace State Park to a series of open quartz…

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