Pine Creek Rail Trail
| Pine Creek Rail Trail | |
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Rail trail passing through Blackwell
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| Pine Creek Rail Trail | |
| Established | 1996, 2007 to Wellsboro, 2012 in Jersey Shore |
| Length | 65 miles |
| Location | Lycoming and Tioga Counties, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Trailheads |
Route 287, Wellsboro, PA 41°47′18″N 77°18′29″W / 41.788221°N 77.308019°W Railroad Street, Jersey Shore, PA 41°12′00″N 77°17′13″W / 41.199888°N 77.287065°W |
| Use | Hiking and Cycling |
| Elevation | |
| Grade | gentle (former railroad) |
| Hiking details | |
| Trail difficulty | easy |
| Season | hiking and cycling in spring, summer and fall; cross-country skiing in winter |
| Sights | Pine Creek Gorge, hawks, Canada geese, and occasionally bald eagles, American black bears and white-tailed deer |
| Hazards | Severe Weather, Poison ivy, Bears |
| Surface | crushed limestone |
Route 287, Wellsboro, PA 41°47′18″N 77°18′29″W / 41.788221°N 77.308019°W
The Pine Creek Rail Trail is a rail trail in the Appalachian Mountains of north-central Pennsylvania.
The trail begins just north of Wellsboro, runs south through Pine Creek Gorge (also known as the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania), and ends at Jersey Shore. A 2001 article in USA Today named the 65-mile (105 km) long trail one of "10 great places to take a bike tour" in the world.
The Pine Creek Rail Trail is approximately 65 miles (105 km) from end to end, and it generally follows a north-south orientation. The trail is located wholly within Tioga and Lycoming Counties.
The trail's northern terminus is near the intersection of U.S. Route 6 and Pennsylvania Route 287, about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Wellsboro. (Parking is located at the southernmost end of Butler Road). The trail parallels Route 6 in a southwesterly direction for about 6 miles (9.7 km) until it reaches the village of Ansonia. South of Ansonia, the trail parallels Pine Creek as it goes south along the floor of Pine Creek Gorge. It passes through Leonard Harrison State Park and the Tioga State Forest. Approximately 17 miles (27 km) south of Ansonia, the trail passes through the village of Blackwell. The section between Ansonia and Blackwell is very remote, and much of the trail is inaccessible by road.
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