r/PAWilds

4.6K archived posts · Feb 2016 – Sep 2026

Pennsylvania Wilds

r/PAWilds

The Pennsylvania Wilds is a 2 million acre area of mostly public land in north-central Pennsylvania. Contained within the wilds are many beautiful forests full of rugged terrain, cascading streams, miles of hiking trails, and plenty of remote backcountry to explore. This subreddit is a community for discussion of the PA Wilds specifically but is open to all things related to hiking, backpacking, camping, and other types of outdoor recreation in PA.

Created Feb 3, 2016

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The Pennsylvania Wilds is a 2 million acre area of mostly public land in north-central Pennsylvania. Contained within the wilds are many beautiful forests full of rugged terrain, cascading streams, miles of hiking trails, and plenty of remote backcountry to explore. This subreddit is a community for discussion of the PA Wilds specifically but is open to all things related to hiking, backpacking, camping, and other types of outdoor recreation in PA.

Important Links

PA State Forests

PA Game Commission

DCNR Interactive Map

Allegheny National Forest

Keystone Trails Association

PA Hiking and Backpacking

DCNR State Forest Trails Award

DCNR Backcountry Camping Guidelines

National Forest Dispersed Camping Guidelines

Leave No Trace Principles

PA Hiking and Backpacking Trails

Allegheny Front Trail: 40 mile loop

Appalachian Trail: 232 mile (in PA) linear trail

Baker Trail: 141 mile linear trail

Bear Run Nature Reserve: 23 mile trail network

Black Forest Trail: 42 mile loop

Brandywine Trail: 20+ miles (when completed) linear trail

Bucktail Path: 34 mile linear trail

Chuck Keiper Trail: 53 mile loop

Conestoga Trail: 63 mile linear trail

Donut Hole Trail: 90 mile linear trail

Elk Trail: 16 mile linear trail

Gerard Hiking Trail: 36 mile loop

Golden Eagle Trail: 9 mile loop

Horse-Shoe Trail: 140 mile linear trail

John P. Saylor Trail: 18 mile figure eight

Laurel Highlands Trail: 70 mile linear trail

Lost Turkey Trail: 26 mile linear trail

Loyalsock Trail: 59 mile linear trail

Loyalsock-Link Loop: 25 mile loop

Mason-Dixon Trail: 115 mile (in PA) linear trail

Mid-State Trail: 319 mile linear trail

Minister Creek Trail: 7 mile loop

North Country Trail: 200 mile (in PA) linear trail

Old Loggers Path: 27 mile loop

Pinchot Trail: 26 mile loop

Quebec Run Wild Area: 26 mile trail network

Quehanna Trail: 75 mile loop

Rachel Carson Trail: 38 mile linear trail

Rocky Knob Trail: 4 mile loop

Rocky Knob-Quarry Gap Trail: 12 mile loop

Standing Stone Trail: 76 mile linear trail

Susquehannock Trail System: 85 mile loop

Terrace Mountain Trail: 29 mile linear trail

Thunder Swamp Trail: 30 mile figure eight

Tracy Ridge Trails: 34 mile trail network

Tuscarora Trail: 110 mile (in PA) linear trail

West Rim Trail: 30 mile linear trail

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