PA Hiking/Biking Trails

The Mount Pisgah Trail in Jim Thorpe is a steep but easy-to-follow trail leading up Mount Pisgah to a pair of fantastic Carbon County vistas. The trail utilizes former right-of-ways from the Switchback Railroad, built...

The Marilla Bridges Trail is a gorgeous 1-mile loop trail around the Marilla Reservoir near Bradford, just a few minutes south of the Pennsylvania/New York border. This crushed limestone trail offers a mostly-flat and picturesque...

The Fred Woods Trail in the Elk State Forest is a 4.57 mile-long hike that takes you past two fantastic vistas, as well as one of Pennsylvania's finest rock formations. How to Find the Fred...

Hobie's Trail (formerly known as the Colyer Lake Trail) is a scenic and relatively easy to hike 2.6 mile trail that loops around the PA Fish and Boat Commission's Colyer Lake in Centre County. The...

If you're looking for directions to the 10 best hiking trails at Ohiopyle State Park, you're in the right place! Ohiopyle State Park in Fayette County is home to nearly 80 miles of "official" hiking...

The Ferncliff Trail is one of the easiest AND most scenic hiking trails at Ohiopyle State Park! This 1.8 mile loop takes hikers on a journey around the perimeter of the Ferncliff Peninsula, an ecological...

Spruce Flats Bog in the Forbes State Forest is the lesser-known neighbor of Beam Rocks Overlook to the east and Wolf Rocks Overlook to the west. And while a bog might not sound as exciting...

If you're looking for a guide to hiking the 1000 Steps in Huntingdon County, you're in the right place! The 1000 Steps is one of the most famous hikes in central Pennsylvania. The reasons for its...

Hiking Mount Nittany is a rite of passage for Penn Staters and a favored activity of visitors to the State College area. Looming large on the horizon of State College and the Penn State main...

The Salisbury Viaduct is just one of the many engineering marvels along the 150 mile-long Great Allegheny Passage, the longest multi-use rail trail in Pennsylvania. Visited by thousands of hikers, bikers, sightseers, and photographers every...