Old Loggers Path

Old Loggers Path
The Old Loggers Path north of Masten in McNett Township, Lycoming County
Length	27.1 mi (43.6 km)
Location	Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA
Trailheads	2.7 miles (4.3 km) southwest of Ellenton, Pennsylvania on Legislative Route 41110 just past the stop sign in Masten, a ghost lumber town.
Use	Hiking
Elevation
Elevation change	3,500 ft (1,100 m)
Hiking details
Trail difficulty	Easy to Moderate
Season	Spring to Fall
Sights	Vistas
Hazards	Severe Weather, Poison ivy, Bears

The Old Loggers Path (OLP) is a 27.1 mi (43.6 km) loop hiking trail in Lycoming County in north-central Pennsylvania in the United States. Marked with international orange blazes, the Old Loggers Path is located entirely within the Loyalsock State Forest. Most hikers take two and a half to three days and two nights to complete the Old Loggers Path, making it popular for weekend hikes. Highlights of the trail include waterfalls, several scenic streams and creeks (most of which do not have bridges), and panoramic vistas.

The land the Old Loggers Path is on was initially owned and clear-cut by the Union Tanning Company, followed by the Central Pennsylvania Lumber Company. The trail chiefly follows the grades of abandoned logging roads and railroads, and its trailhead is the lumber ghost town of Masten. Parts of the trail were made by the Civilian Conservation Corps, which operated a camp in the area from 1933 to 1941.

Masten was founded as a lumber mill town in 1905 by Charles W. Sones. Sones owned the mill and town and worked under a contract with the Union Tanning Company, which needed hemlock bark for tanning leather and also sold hardwoods from the area. The village was served by two railroad lines: the Susquehanna and New York Railroad and the Susquehanna and Eagles Mere Railroad. The railroads passed through many cuts and fills, and the grades built at the height of the lumber era in Pennsylvania today carry the Old Loggers Path.