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Hiking Trails in the PA Wilds

Browse 373 hiking trails with 942.6 miles (1,517 km) to hike and explore in the PA Wilds. Use our trail maps, elevation charts, pictures, and get directions to the trailhead to plan your next hike!

Trails in Pennsylvania

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Hiking the PA Wilds

Located in north central Pennsylvania, the PA Wilds covers about 25% of Pennsylvania's total land acreage and features more than 2 million acres of public land with hundreds of miles of hiking and backpacking trails. From the popular Pennsylvania Grand Canyon (officially named Pine Creek Gorge) to the Kinzua Bridge, Austin Dam Memorial Park, and Allegheny National Forest, the PA Wilds has endless natural beauty and unique sights to explore among its vast wilderness.

Plan your next adventure to the PA Wilds by exploring our hiking trails - all curated by locals!
Big Falls and Little Falls
2.4 Miles
3.9 km
Easy
Out-and-Back
West Rim Trail
31 Miles
49.9 km
Strenuous
One-Way
Bucktail Overlook - Top of the World Vista
0.2 Miles
0.3 km
Easy
Loop
Big Falls Swimming Hole
0.1 Miles
0.2 km
Moderate
Out-and-Back
PA Half Dome
4.3 Miles
6.9 km
Strenuous
Out-and-Back
Bayless Paper Mill Ruins Trail
2.3 Miles
3.7 km
Easy
Out-and-Back
Austin Dam Trail
1.5 Miles
2.4 km
Easy
Out-and-Back
Lambs Creek Graffiti Bridge Trail
0.7 Miles
1.1 km
Easy
Out-and-Back
Tom's Run
0.7 Miles
1.1 km
Easy
One-Way
Turkey Path
2.7 Miles
4.3 km
Hard
Out-and-Back
Haunted Mine Falls
0.1 Miles
0.2 km
Easy
Out-and-Back
Rimrock Loop Trail
10.5 Miles
16.9 km
Moderate
Loop
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