Hiking the Allegheny National Forest: Exploring the Wilderness of Northwestern PennsylvaniaThe Allegheny National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania covers 500,000 acres and is nationally known for it's many established hiking trails. This guide covers 50 dayhikes and 5 backpacking trails in and around the region. Information for each hike includes what to pack, time to allow, detailed directions to trailheads, maps of each trail, and major vistas and points of interest along the way. |
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Kinzua Bridge State Park | 21 |
Bradford City Water Authority | 24 |
Bradford Ranger District | 26 |
Marienville Ranger District | 69 |
Chapman State Park | 91 |
Cook Forest State Park | 96 |
Clear Creek State Park and State Forest | 107 |
State Game Lands 74 | 120 |
Tionesta Lake | 124 |
Cornplanter State Forest | 127 |
State Game Lands 282 | 132 |
Backpacking Trails | 135 |
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Hiking the Allegheny National Forest: Exploring the Wilderness of ... Jeff Mitchell Limited preview - 2006 |
Common terms and phrases
ascends backpacking bank Bear right bears left beautiful becomes Begin blazed boulders bridge brush Campground camping campsites cascades Clarion River Clear Creek cliffs climb Cook Creek Trail cross descends Directions downstream East Easy Elevation change enters established Falls feet Trail conditions flows follow forest road gated glen gradual descent hardwood forest Hearts Content hemlocks Hickory Creek Highlights hike hours Distance Interpretive Trail juncture Kinzua Lake lands laurel leaves loop loop Difficulty massive meadows mile Mill Creek Minister Creek Moderate Blazes Morrison National Forest National Scenic natural North Country Trail offers old grade Overlook parking area passes picnic pine plateau popular proceed reach returns rhododendrons River rock outcrops Run Trail scenic Scenic Area side small stream springs spruce steep swath terrain thick Trail Duration trail follows trees Turn left Turn right valley views vista Warren wilderness
Bibliographic information
| Title | Hiking the Allegheny National Forest: Exploring the Wilderness of Northwestern Pennsylvania |
| Author | Jeff Mitchell |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Stackpole Books, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0811733726, 9780811733724 |
| Length | 162 pages |
| Subjects | › Sports & Recreation / Hiking |
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