Rothrock State Forest is a Pennsylvania state forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #5. The main offices are located in Huntingdon in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
The Mid State Trail (MST) is a 327-mile (526 km) linear hiking trail located in the Appalachian Mountains and Allegheny Plateau of central Pennsylvania, United States. It is the longest hiking trail in Pennsylvania, and one of just three to traverse the state from one border to another. A portion of the Mid State Trail is also part of the Great Eastern Trail.
The Loyalsock Trail (LT) is a 59.2 mi (95.3 km) linear hiking trail in Lycoming and Sullivan counties in north-central Pennsylvania. It is roughly parallel to Loyalsock Creek and traverses rugged lands mostly in Loyalsock State Forest. The trail is maintained by the Alpine Club of Williamsport and has been known for its distinctive blazes, made from the tops of tin cans and painted a distinctive color with "LT" in the center. Many of these are still present but some have given way to painted yellow blazes with a red stripe in the center. The Loyalsock Trail is also the main artery in a network of associated trails called "Red X" trails for alternate routes, plus blue-blazed spur trails to nearby roads and white-blazed side trails to various points of interest.
The Thunder Swamp Trail is a 31.7-mile (51.0 km) hiking trail system in Delaware State Forest in the Pocono Mountains region of northeastern Pennsylvania. The 18.3 mile main loop includes a junction with the one-way northeast spur that leads to Stillwater Natural Area; the spur adds 13.4 miles if hiked in both directions.
The Standing Stone Trail is an 84.2-mile (135.5 km) linear hiking trail in south-central Pennsylvania, leading from Cowans Gap State Park in Fulton County, north to Detweiler Run Natural Area in Huntingdon County. Most of the trail follows rocky ridgetops in the Appalachian Mountains, with some walking through agricultural valleys and small towns, and it also passes through various segments of Rothrock State Forest and four different State Game Lands. It was constructed to connect the Tuscarora Trail and Mid State Trail, and it is a component of the Great Eastern Trail network.
The Old Loggers Path is a 27.8 mi (44.7 km) hiking trail in north-central Pennsylvania, forming a loop through Loyalsock State Forest. The most commonly used trailhead is at the ghost town of Masten. The trail makes use of abandoned logging railroad grades originating in the late 1800s, and some roads originally built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. The trail is known for numerous vistas, rock formations, and scenic streams, and for the remnants of past industrial infrastructure reclaimed by the forest.
Bear Meadows Natural Area is located in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States, four miles south of Boalsburg, within Rothrock State Forest in the Appalachian Mountains. The area is a National Natural Landmark. The area can be accessed via a loop hiking trail, while it is visible from several ridgetop vistas reached via the Mid State Trail.
The West Rim Trail is a 30.5 mi (49.1 km) linear hiking trail in Lycoming and Tioga Counties in north central Pennsylvania. The trail mostly follows the edge of Pine Creek Gorge, also known as the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania, which is up to 1,000 feet (300 m) deep and about 2,000 feet (610 m) wide from rim to rim in the area traversed by the trail. The trail is entirely within Tioga State Forest and is known for its large number of vistas overlooking the gorge, which is a National Natural Landmark and one of the deepest gorges in the eastern United States.
Anders Run Natural Area is a 96-acre (39 ha) protected area in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Cornplanter State Forest.
Hammersley Wild Area is a 30,253-acre (12,243 ha) wild area in the Susquehannock State Forest in Potter and Clinton counties in north-central Pennsylvania in the United States. It is the largest area without a road in Pennsylvania and the state's second largest wild area. The wild area is named for Hammersley Fork, a tributary of Kettle Creek, which flows through the area. The wild area includes 10.78 miles (17.35 km) of the Susquehannock Trail System, an 83.4-mile (134.2 km) loop hiking trail almost entirely on state forest land.
The Black Forest Trail is a 43.0-mile (69.2 km) hiking trail in north-central Pennsylvania, forming a loop through portions of Tiadaghton State Forest and routed through Pine Creek Gorge and areas of the Allegheny Plateau above the gorge. Most of the trail is in Lycoming County, with about five miles in Potter County and a very brief segment in Clinton County. The trail was named after the region's original forest landscape, which reminded immigrant loggers of the Schwarzwald region of Germany.
The John P. Saylor Trail is a 17.5-mile (28.2 km) hiking trail system in southwestern Pennsylvania, consisting of two loops with a short cross-connector trail, through Gallitzin State Forest in Somerset County. The trail is named after Congressman John P. Saylor, who sponsored the National Scenic Trails Act while supporting national wilderness preservation. The main loop, which can be reached from the trailhead, is 12.0 miles around. The south loop, which cannot be reached directly by car, can be combined with the main loop and the short cross-connector, for a "figure-8" hike of 17.5 miles.
Quebec Run Wild Area is a 7,441-acre section of Forbes State Forest located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania just north of the Mason–Dixon line and the Pennsylvania border with West Virginia. Situated on the eastern slope of Chestnut Ridge, one of the westernmost ridges in the Appalachian Mountain Range, Quebec Run is heavily forested and contains several miles of maintained, interconnected trail. As is the case with all Pennsylvania state forest wild areas, no development of a permanent nature is permitted “in order to retain the undeveloped character of the area.” Quebec Run is the largest wild area without a road in southwestern Pennsylvania and serves as a destination for various outdoor activities including hiking, mountain biking, and cross-country skiing.
The Bucktail Path is a 33.5-mile (53.9 km) linear hiking trail in north-central Pennsylvania, United States, through portions of Elk State Forest. Most of the trail is in Cameron County, with its northern end in Potter County. It should not be confused with the scenic highway in the same region known as Bucktail Trail; several features in the region were named after the Bucktail Regiment of local soldiers during the American Civil War.
Jakey Hollow Natural Area is a protected area in Jakey Hollow in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The natural area has an area of 59 acres. A hiking trail known as the Ward Crawford Trail is in the area and hunting is also permitted there. Part of the natural area is old-growth forest and recognized by the Old-Growth Forest Network. Some logging was historically done in portions of Jakey Hollow. The area was purchased by Ward Crawford and his brother in the 1950s. They sold it to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in 1990.
The Minister Creek Trail is a hiking trail in Allegheny National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania, consisting of a main loop with entrance trail for a total distance of 6.6 miles. An optional spur trail leading away from the loop to a scenic spot and campground on Minister Creek, if hiked in both directions, results in a total hiking length of 7.3 miles. The Minister Creek Trail is widely described as one of the most popular hiking trails in Allegheny National Forest and is renowned for its scenery. Because it shares a segment with the long-distance North Country Trail and passes several campgrounds, the Minister Creek Trail is also acclaimed as an enjoyable overnight backpacking trip, particularly for beginners.
The Rock Run Trails System (RRTS) is a 12.2-mile (19.6 km) cross-country skiing and hiking trail in central Pennsylvania, consisting of an entrance trail and loop in Moshannon State Forest. It follows several former logging railroad grades, some of significant historical interest. It shares part of its route with the Allegheny Front Trail.
The Hickory Creek Trail is an 11.6-mile (18.7 km) hiking trail in Allegheny National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania. The trail traverses remote areas of the Hickory Creek Wilderness; its route includes a large loop and a short entrance trail that must be completed in both directions.
The Tracy Ridge Hiking Trail System is a 33.7-mile (54.2 km) system of interconnected hiking trails in Allegheny National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania. The system was designed to visit the most remote areas of the Tracy Ridge portion of Allegheny National Recreation Area.
The Terrace Mountain Trail is a 25.9-mile (41.7 km) linear hiking trail in south-central Pennsylvania, United States, which is mostly parallel to the shore of Raystown Lake. The trail is open to both hiking and mountain biking. The trail is maintained by the US Army Corps of Engineers as part of its management of the Raystown Lake complex. After the development of Raystown Dam and the artificial lake in 1973, the western flank of Terrace Mountain alongside the lake became part of a protected area mostly owned by the federal government, interspersed with some tracts of Pennsylvania's Rothrock State Forest and Trough Creek State Park. The Terrace Mountain Trail visits all these areas.
