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Hike America: Pennsylvania Guide Book

by John Young (The Globe Pequot Press)
Hike America: Pennsylvania

363pp/photos/maps/elevation charts
ISBN: 0762709243

The premier guide to 50 of the greatest hikes in the state from the shores of Lake Erie to the City of Brotherly Love. Hike through gorges and sand dunes, to waterfalls and vistas, along quartzite cliffs and historic canals, and through glorious battlefields. Each hike has a mile-by-mile description, what to look for, special precautions, info on items of local interest, historical anecdotes, and a shaded relief map & elevation profile for a full picture of the terrain.

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... Preview: The hike begins as a gentle nature walk on a pine needle path that leads to some of the oldest trees in the state. You crisscross a delightful mountain stream as you wind your way through tunnels of r ... From the guidebook "Hike America: Pennsylvania"
State College, PA - Hiking - Trail Length: 5.1 miles
... Preview: The highlight of this hike is standing on a viewing platform 480 feet above the Allegheny River. The trail follows an old wagon road to the ruins of a 19th-century iron ore furnace, then leads you acr ... From the guidebook "Hike America: Pennsylvania"
Franklin, PA - Hiking - Trail Length: 8 miles
... Preview: Walk the Appalachian Trail for spectacular views of Hawk Mountain, the Lehigh Valley, and Blue Rocks. Many Appalachian Trail thru-hikers claim the views at the Pinnacle are the best views on the Penns ... From the guidebook "Hike America: Pennsylvania"
Hamburg, PA - Hiking - Trail Length: 8.7 miles (About Top Trails)
... Preview: There are a number of highlights on this hike. The trail begins in a pristine stand of pines, continues on gently rolling grassy roads, and finally leads to a heart-stopping view into the 1,700-foot d ... From the guidebook "Hike America: Pennsylvania"
Ohiopyle, PA - Hiking - Trail Length: 8 miles
... Preview: This is an easy hike that provides a tour of popular Black Moshannon State Park. It starts on the bridge across majestic Black Moshannon Lake and continues along the lakeside and past the dam spillway ... From the guidebook "Hike America: Pennsylvania"
Philipsburg, PA - Hiking - Trail Length: 7.3 miles
... Preview: There is one world-class view of Pennsylvania’s Pine Creek Gorge on this section of the West Rim Trail, and there are legions of hikers who consider the climb out of the gorge worth it. Along the way ... From the guidebook "Hike America: Pennsylvania"
Wellsboro, PA - Hiking - Trail Length: 8.5 miles
... Preview: This is an easy, pleasant hike where you can explore the limestone kilns used in the early 1900s to supply the limestone for the bustling iron and steel industries. Visit an abandoned quarry operation ... From the guidebook "Hike America: Pennsylvania"
Altoona, PA - Hiking - Trail Length: 4.6 miles
... Preview: This hike provides one of the premier vistas in the state, but you do have to work for it—the climb to the summit is over one mile. The Rock Garden is a boondoggler’s delight, as you make your way ove ... From the guidebook "Hike America: Pennsylvania"
Laporte, PA - Hiking - Trail Length: 4.2 miles
... Preview: The highlights of this hike are a visit to Big Spring Reservoir and the views of Conemaugh River Gorge. Pass through a dense understory of rhododendron and mountain laurel to get to the gorge’s edge, ... From the guidebook "Hike America: Pennsylvania"
Johnstown, PA - Hiking - Trail Length: 7.2 miles
... Preview: This hike takes you into the Clarion River Valley and alongside the dark waters of the Clarion River. This descent is followed by a climb out of the gorge to River Valley and a heart-stopping view fro ... From the guidebook "Hike America: Pennsylvania"
Cooksburg, PA - Hiking - Trail Length: 6.6 miles
... Preview: This is a fun hike and a great place to be on a hot summer day. Wooden walkways, steps, and a series of wooden footbridges lead through the bottom of a deep hemlock ravine to two dramatic and distinct ... From the guidebook "Hike America: Pennsylvania"
Milford, PA - Hiking - Trail Length: 5 miles
... Preview: This easy hike loops the 100-acre Ferncliff Peninsula, giving hikers the best views of the Youghiogheny River rapids and Ohiopyle Falls. The trail leads you right to the river’s edge onto flat sandsto ... From the guidebook "Hike America: Pennsylvania"
Ohiopyle, PA - Hiking - Trail Length: 2.4 miles
... Preview: A short, rocky climb leads to a spring house for an icy drink then continues up Blue Mountain to Flat Rock for one of the top views in the state. From this overhanging ledge—which is one flat rock no ... From the guidebook "Hike America: Pennsylvania"
Carlisle, PA - Hiking - Trail Length: 7.4 miles
... Preview: When you’ve finished this hike, you’ll have a comprehensive idea of what took place July 1st through July 3rd, 1863, at the Battle of Gettysburg, when over 150,000 troops clashed on the rolling hills ... From the guidebook "Hike America: Pennsylvania"
Gettysburg, PA - Hiking - Trail Length: 9.1 miles
... Preview: This hike asks only one question: Would you climb a little over a mile up the side of a gorge to take in a once-in-a-lifetime view? Begin on an improved forest road, climb to the viewing area, and the ... From the guidebook "Hike America: Pennsylvania"
Wellsboro, PA - Hiking - Trail Length: 4.9 miles
... Preview: This is simply a great hike. It starts in a restored 19th-century village that was once the company town for Greenwood Furnace Iron Works. The entire village has been designated a National Historic Di ... From the guidebook "Hike America: Pennsylvania"
State College, PA - Hiking - Trail Length: 5.5 miles
... Preview: The highlight of this hike is the spectacular and unusual Hawk Falls. The falls occur when Hawk Run, which is 40 feet above Mud Run, empties into the lower creek at a three-sided canyon. The water cas ... From the guidebook "Hike America: Pennsylvania"
Wilkes-Barre, PA - Hiking - Trail Length: 3.1 miles
... Preview: This is an easy, pleasant hike along Loyalsock Creek to the Haystacks boulders area and Dutchman Falls. At the falls, you can explore the site where the falls empties into the creek. With its deep, he ... From the guidebook "Hike America: Pennsylvania"
Laporte, PA - Hiking - Trail Length: 4.5 miles
... Preview: There are two highlights to this hike that make it a must-do: the view of the sparkling green waters of Chappel Bay and a world-class beaver dam the size of a football field. This hike is mostly downh ... From the guidebook "Hike America: Pennsylvania"
Warren, PA - Hiking - Trail Length: 6.8 miles
... Preview: This hike is designed to give hikers a chance to explore the Hickory Run Boulder Field Natural Area, a 16-acre, 12-foot-deep phenomenon created during the last ice age. The Boulder Field— the only geo ... From the guidebook "Hike America: Pennsylvania"
Wilkes-Barre, PA - Hiking - Trail Length: 7 miles

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