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Last Hike of the Year on the JPS Trail

Jan 22 |10:00

Wanting to finish up the John P. Saylor Trail for my upcoming trail guide, I headed back to Gallitzin State Forest for the last hike of the year. I was a bit concerned because of the snow on the ground upon the Allegheny Plateau and I wasn't sure I was going to be able to make it to the trailhead. Upon my arrival I discovered that it wasn't snow that blocked my way to the trailhead but a locked gate. Apparently Shade Road is closed during the winter so that cross country skiers can use it during the winter. So I parked my car at the end of Shade Road and began my last hike of the year, albeit it bit longer than I had originally planned.

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Mike Wins the Nova Stove for December

Jan 07 |10:00

Mike B. from Souderton, Pennsylvania was the winner of the PAHikes.com December Gear Give-Away. Mike will be receiving a Nova Stove and fuel bottle. This ends our year long gear give-away. A big thank you to everyone that signed up for the give-away contests this year.

 

Hiking the MST on Top of Long Mountain

Dec 11 |10:00

It took a bit of bribery, but I finally got my son to agree to do a hike. Figuring it would be a bit more enjoyable for him, I arranged for a friend of his, plus his Dad, to join us on the the hike. Throw in my buddy Dan and we had the makings of a great Sunday afternoon hike. Destination: the Mid State Trail from Stillhouse Hollow to the roadside rest along route US322.

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Revisiting the John P. Saylor Trail

Dec 07 |10:00

It had been over 5 years ago that I had first hiked on the John P. Saylor Trail. At the time it was the longest dayhike that I had ever did, clocking in at a little over 12 miles. Recently I had started to pen trail guides for some of the trails that I've hiked and I thought the John P. Saylor Trail would be a good candidate for a guide. So I headed back to the Babcock Picnic Area to log another 12 miles on the John P. Saylor Trail, this time keeping detailed notes so that I could put together a guidebook for this great trail.

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November Gear Give-Away Winner is Kayla

Dec 03 |10:00

Kayla C. from Pottstown, Pennsylvania was the winner of the PAHikes.com November Gear Give-Away. She will be receiving a pair of Glomitts made by Fox River Mills. Congratulations Kayla and a thank you to everyone that signed up for November's gear give-away.

 

Circuit Hikes in Rothrock State Forest from the PAHikes Book Series

Nov 26 |00:00

The first in the PAHikes Book Series, "Circuit Hikes in Rothrock State Forest" details a number of circuit hikes available in Rothrock State Forest. These loop hikes are convienent and can be easily done during a dayhike outing. Each hike described includes an overview map, elevation profile, hike statistics, as well as turn-by-turn directions. At 112 pages, this book aims at helping you discover the woods and solitude available to explore in Rothrock State Forest.

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Discovering an Old Trail in Shingletown Gap

Nov 20 |10:00

I was informed of a new trail reroute in Shingletown Gap and decided to check it out. On the way to the newly rerouted Maguire Trail I viewed a trail on the left just a short distance past the trailhead. I knew of others that had hiked up the rocky outcroppings as the ridge climbed away from the gap but I was never able to see blazes for this trail. With a bit of investigation and a sharp eye I was soon climbing over the rocks as I hiked up an old, abandoned trail in Shingletown Gap.

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Hikes in Pennsylvania

# Date of Hike Trail Location Length Difficulty
5 1/29/2012 Moss Hanna Trail  ID#133 Beaver Road to Rattlesnake Pike 8.5 mi TBD
15 12/31/2011 John P. Saylor Trail  ID#132 Near Windber, PA, on Route PA56 9.6 mi 133
7 12/11/2011 Mid State Trail  ID#131 Near Seven Mountains Boy Scout Camp, route US322 3.3 mi 51
15 12/3/2011 John P. Saylor Trail  ID#130 Near Windber, PA, on Route PA56 11.9 mi 159
1 11/20/2011 Shingletown Gap  #129 Shingletown, PA 3.2 mi 55
13 10/22 - 10/23/2011 Quehanna Trail  ID#128 Near Mix and Red Run, Quehanna Wild Area 13.1 mi 105
13 9/14/2011 Standing Stone Trail  #127 Rocky Ridge Natural Area in Martin Gap 3.2 mi 58
8 9/11/2011 Panther Run/Mid State/Love Run Trails  #126 Little Pine S.P. 3.4 mi 85
17 9/10/2011 Golden Eagle Trail  #125 North of Cammal, PA 9.1 mi 179
1 8/27/2011 Shingletown Gap  #124 Shingletown, PA 5.2 mi 82
28 8/7/2011 Ferncliff Trail  ID#123 Ohiopyle S.P. 1.9 mi 23
13 7/17/2011 Sassafras/Bigelow/Sassy Pig Trail  ID#122 Rothrock S.F., near Greenwood S.P. 3.1 mi 45
13 5/7 - 5/8/2011 Quehanna Trail  ID#121 Near Wykoff Run 16.4 mi 132
7 4/25/2011 Mid State Trail  ID#120 Indian Steps to Jo Hays Vista 3.2 mi 48
25 3/26/2011 Beautiful/Skitakka Trail  ID#119 Coopers Gap Area of Rothrock S.F. 5.5 mi 82
25 1/30/2011 Bear Meadows Trail  ID#118 Bear Meadows Natural Area 3.7 mi 40
7 12/18/2010 Mid State Trail  ID#117 Penn Roosevelt to Route US322 5.8 mi 94
7 10/23/2010 Mid State Trail  ID#116 Bear Meadows to Penn Roosevelt 8.0 mi 142
25 10/2/2010 Buck / Brush Ridge Loop  ID#115 Rothrock State Forest, by Milroy PA 4.9 mi 81
10 9/7/2010 Standing Stone Trail  ID#114 Greenwood Furnace S.P. 4.4 mi 82
14 7/17/2010 Donut Hole Trail  ID#113 Near Hyner State Park 12.1 mi 203
1 7/13/2010 Shingletown Gap  ID#112 Shingletown, PA 5.9 mi 97
25 7/1/2010 Buck / Brush Ridge Loop  ID#111 Rothrock State Forest, by Milroy PA 6.1 mi 104
23 6/20/2010 The Falls Trail  ID#110 Ricketts Glen State Park 4.2 mi 77
25 6/17/2010 Tussey Mountain Trail  ID#109 Rothrock State Forest, by Boalsburg PA 5.8 mi 86
25 6/4/2010 Mount Nittany  ID#108 Lemont, PA 3.6 mi 71
2 5/25/2010 Detweiler and Alan Seeger Natural Areas  ID#107 Alan Seeger Natrual Area, Rothrock S.F. 4.7 mi 68
5 4/15/2010 Allegheny Front Trail - The Front  ID#106 Beaver Road to Rattlesnake Pike 6.3 mi 119
7 4/7/2010 Mid State Trail  ID#105 Little Flat to Big Flat 5.1 mi 69
7 4/1/2010 Mid State Trail  ID#104 Jo Hays Vista to Shingletown Gap 5.4 mi 77
7 3/16/2010 Mid State Trail  ID#103 Near Pennsylvania Furnace, PA 3.3 mi 54
25 2/8/2010 Galbraith Gap  ID#102 Rothrock State Forest, by Bolasburg, PA 5.4 mi 74
1 10/29/2009 Shingletown Gap  #101 Shingletown, PA 3.5 mi 54
7 10/23/2009 Mid State Trail  ID#100 Woodward Gap to route PA45 6.5 mi 94
25 9/23/2009 Jean Aron Path/Tuxedo Trail  ID#99 Bear Meadows Natural Area 3.3 mi 45
5 8/26/2009 Allegheny Front Trail - Rock Run   ID#98 Near Black Moshannon S.P. 7.1 mi 100
7 8/6/2009 Mid State Trail  ID#97 Poe Paddy S.P. to Woodward Gap 8.5 mi 145
11 7/18/2009 Shoemaker Ridge  ID#96 Sproul State Forest, near the east loop of the Chuck Keiper Trail 5.9 mi 96
25 7/16/2009 Tussey Mountain Trail  ID#95 Rothrock State Forest, by Boalsburg PA 5.4 mi 80
3 7/3/2009 Mountain View Trail  ID#94 Stone Valley Recreation Area, south of Pine Grove Mills, PA 3.6 mi 56
7 6/10/2009 Mid State Trail - Indian Steps  ID#93 Harry's Valley Road, off route PA26 4.0 mi 72
8 5/27/2009 Bohen Trail  #92 Blackwell, PA 3.5 mi 72
25 5/19/2009 Long Mountain Trail  #91 Penn Roosevelt S.P./Alan Seeger N.A. 4.6 mi 87
1 5/6/2009 Shingletown Gap  #90 Shingletown, PA 4.8 mi 94
25 4/27/2009 Old Laurel Run Trail / Spruce Gap Trail  #89 Rothrock State Forest, by Bolasburg, PA 4.4 mi 89
11 4/25/2009 Chuck Keiper Trail  ID#88 Eddy Lick Run, off route PA144 8.9 mi 128
26 3/6/2009 Penns Creek  ID#87 South of Coburn, PA 5.5 mi 57
7 2/11/2009 Mid State Trail  ID#86 Muttersbaugh Gap, off route US322 5.8 mi 108
1 10/15/2008 Shingletown Gap  ID#85 Shingletown, PA 3.8 mi 70
21 10/11 - 10/12/2008 Loyalsock Trail  ID#84 World's End State Park 13 mi 105
16 9/28/2008 Laurel Highlands Trail  ID#83 South of Seward, PA, Route PA56 5.4 mi 102
2 9/23/2008 Mount Nittany  ID#82 Lemont, PA 5.1 mi 91
25 8/4/2008 Alan Seeger Natural Area  ID#81 Alan Seeger Natural Area, Rothrock S.F. 0.8 mi 10
27 7/19/2008 Reeder/Little Boyer Trail Loop  ID#80 North of Haneyville PA, along Route PA44 5.2 mi 76
17 5/11/2008 Golden Eagle Trail  ID#79 North of Cammal, PA 9.2 mi 179
10 4/22/2008 Standing Stone Trail  ID#78 Near Mount Union PA, off Route US22 3.5 mi 84
1 4/10/2008 Shingletown Gap   ID#77 Shingletown, PA 2.3 mi 55
5 4/8/2008 Shingle Mill Trail  ID#76 Black Moshannon S.P. 3.7 mi 42
7 3/15 - 3/16 /2008 Mid State Trail - Greenwood Spur   ID#75 Galbraith Gap to Greenwood Furnace S.P. 14.1 mi 129
7 3/12/2008 Mid State Trail  ID#74 Near Jo Hays Vista, off Route PA26 6.4 mi 100
10 1/7/2008 Standing Stone Trail  ID#73 Greenwood Furnace S.P. 4.4 mi 82
20 11/10 - 11/11/2007 Old Loggers Path  ID#71 Masten Ghost Town, Lycoming County 12.5 mi 105
25 10/14/2007 Musser Gap  ID#70 Near Shingletown, PA, on Route PA45 4.9 mi 80
15 9/16/2007 John P. Saylor Trail   ID#69 Near Windber, PA, on Route PA56 6.3 mi 88
6 8/4/2007 Mid State Trail  ID#68 Friend's Cove, south of Everett PA 3.9 mi 71
14 7/21/2007 Kettle Creek Loop Trail  ID#67 Kettle Creek S.P. 7.3 mi 138
23 5/25/2007 The Falls Trail  ID#66 Ricketts Glen State Park 3.2 mi 59
22 5/23 - 5/24/2007 Pinchot Trail - South Loop  ID#65 Lackawanna County 14.2 mi 87
11 5/12/2007 Chuck Keiper Trail  ID#64 Pete's Run Road to Fish Dam Run Overlook 6.5 mi 123
7 5/9/2007 Mid State Trail  ID#63 Little Flat to Indian Wells Vista 4.4 mi 44
11 4/26 - 4/27/2007 Chuck Keiper Trail - West Loop  ID#62 Clinton County, south of Renovo PA 14.5 mi 142
2 3/13/2007 Mount Nittany  ID#60 Lemont, PA 4.9 mi 86
25 2/15/2007 Galbraith Gap  ID#59 Rothrock State Forest, by Bolasburg, PA 2.5 mi 35
26 1/20/2007 Hook Natural Area  ID#58 South of R.B. Winter State Park 7.9 mi 135
26 1/7/2007 Thick Mountain/Swift Run Trail  ID#57 Near Troxelville , PA 3.5 mi 66
8 12/10/2006 Mid State Trail  ID#56 Ramsey, PA 5.4 mi 108
7 11/21/2006 Mid State Trail  ID#55 Poe Paddy & Poe Valley S.P. 7.4 mi 99
5 9/27 - 10/1/2006 Allegheny Front Trail  ID#54 Black Moshannon S.P. 40.2 mi 124
5 9/11/2006 Allegheny Front Trail - Rock Run  ID#53 Near Black Moshannon S.P. 5.4 mi 74
3 9/4/2006 Stone Valley Recreation Area  ID#52 South of Pine Grove Mills, PA 5.4 mi 71
1 8/16/2006 Shingletown Gap   ID#51 Shingletown, PA 5.2 mi 84
9 8/5 - 8/6/2006 Mid State Trail   ID#50 Blackwell, PA to route PA287 15.7 mi 144
15 7/23/2006 John P. Saylor Trail   ID#48 Near Windber, PA, on Route PA56 12.1 mi 162
5 7/9 - 7/10/2006 Allegheny Front Trail - Rock Run   ID#47 Near Black Moshannon S.P. 5.2 mi 35
20 7/7 - 7/8/2006 Old Loggers Path   ID#46 Masten Ghost Town, Lycoming County 15.1 mi 117
12 7/3/2006 Eagleton Mine Camp Trail   ID#45 North of Lock Haven, Route PA120 9.1 mi 134
7 6/29/2006 Mid State Trail - Greenwood Spur   ID#44 Near Alan Seeger Natural Area 4.7 mi 68
5 6/6/2006 Allegheny Front Trail - Six Mile Run   ID#43 Black Moshannon S.P., Route PA504 5.9 mi 75
25 6/3/2006 Old Laurel Run Trail / Spruce Gap Trail  ID#42 Rothrock State Forest, by Bolasburg, PA 3.7 mi 81
7 5/27 - 5/28/2006 Mid State Trail  ID#41 Stillhouse Hollow to Poe Valley S.P. 8.7 mi 58
5 5/24/2006 Allegheny Front Trail - Rock Run  ID#40 Near Black Moshannon S.P. 4.9 mi 71
11 4/29 - 5/1/2006 Chuck Keiper Trail - East Loop  ID#39 Clinton County, south of Renovo PA 22.5 mi 135
1 4/18/2006 Shingletown Gap  ID#38 Shingletown, PA 3.5 mi 54
16 4/16/2006 Charles Lewis Natural Area  ID#37 South of Cramer, PA, Route PA403 4.9 mi 97
1 4/6/2006 Shingletown Gap  ID#36 Shingletown, PA 3.8 mi 70
7 4/2/2006 Mid State Trail  ID#35 Jo Hays Vista to Laurel Run Road 7.0 mi 85
7 3/30/2006 Mid State Trail  ID#34 Pennsylvania Furnace to Jo Hays Vista 4.7 mi 56
11 3/19/2006 Cranberry Swamp Loop - CKT  ID#33 Northern Centre County 3.3 mi 43
7 3/17/2006 Mid State Trail  ID#32 Near Pennsylvania Furnace, PA 3.8 mi 43
25 3/5/2006 Buck / Brush Ridge Loop  ID#30 Rothrock State Forest, by Milroy PA 6.7 mi 103
7 1/20/2006 James Cleveland Trail  ID#29 Pleasant Gap, PA 2 mi 44
1 1/20/2006 Shingletown Gap  ID#28 Shingletown, PA 5.6 mi 94
8 1/8/2006 Sand Spring Flat Circuit  ID#27 Behind Ravensburg State Park 5.4 mi 78
25 12/11/2005 Tussey Mountain Trail  ID#26 Rothrock State Forest, by Boalsburg PA 6.1 mi 85
25 11/27/2005 Bear Meadows Trail  ID#25 Bear Meadows Natural Area 3.5 mi 40
7 11/12/2005 Jackson Trail  ID#24 Jo Hays Vista, Route PA26 5.6 mi 65
8 11/4/2005 Gillespie Point  ID#23 Blackwell, PA 4.2 mi 81
2 10/25/2005 Mount Nittany  ID#22 Lemont, PA 1 mi 30
19 10/13 - 10/16/2005 West Rim Trail  ID#21 Blackwell, PA 30.2 mi 131
1 9/24/2005 Shingletown Gap  ID#19 Shingletown, PA 6.2 mi 99
7 9/17/2005 Jackson Trail  ID#18 Jo Hays Vista, Route PA26 5.6 mi 65
18 9/2 - 9/3/2005 Black Forest Trail  ID#17 Slate Run, PA 10.6 mi 84
7 8/26 - 8/27/2005 Mid State Trail  ID#16 Big Flat to Penn Roosevelt 6.8 mi 131
3 8/21/2005 Stone Valley Recreation Area  ID#15 South of Pine Grove Mills, PA 1.4 mi 18
7 8/18/2005 Mid State Trail  ID#14 Little Flat to Big Flat 4.6 mi 56
24 8/6/2005 Yellow Creek State Park  ID#13 Strongstown, PA 6 mi 84
2 8/1/2005 Mount Nittany  ID#12 Lemont, PA 3.7 mi 71
13 7/23 - 7/24/2005 Quehanna Trail  ID#11 East of Penfield , PA 19.5 mi 155
18 6/10 - 6/12/2005 Black Forest Trail  ID#10 Slate Run, PA 20.1 mi 127
7 5/23/2005 James Cleveland Trail  ID#9 Pleasant Gap, PA 2 mi 44
8 5/1/2005 Gillespie Point  ID#8 Blackwell, PA 4.6 mi 91
1 4/16/2005 Shingletown Gap  ID#7 Shingletown, PA 4 mi 56
17 4/8/2005 Golden Eagle Trail  ID#6 North of Cammal, PA 9.7 mi 192
2 4/5/2005 Mount Nittany  ID#5 Lemont, PA 2.6 mi 55
18 9/4 - 9/5/2004 Black Forest Trail  ID#4 Slate Run, PA 10.5 mi 103
11 6/12/2004 Yost Run  ID#3 Northern Centre County 6.7 mi 116
7 4/17 - 4/18/2004 Mid State Trail  ID#2 Penn Roosevelt to Poe Valley 8.4 mi 139
18 9/6/2003 Black Forest Trail  ID#1 Slate Run, PA 8.5 mi 175