Loading...

Distance:
2.2 Miles / 3.5 km
Type:
Out-and-Back
Difficulty:
Moderate
Time to Hike:
1 hour, ~6 minutes
Features:
Surface Type:
Dirt
Park:
Forbes State Forest
Town:
Rector, Pennsylvania
Directions:
40.153912, -79.212025
Added:
February 21, 2018
Updated:
June 10, 2018

The Quarry Trail at Forbes State Forest in Rector, Pennsylvania is a moderate 2.2 mile out-and-back hike that leads from the edge of Linn Run State Park and up to the nearby mountain ridge. The trail starts out in an old quarry, which lies along the trail about 100 feet into the hike. The remaining quarry isn't all that interesting, but you can see the lines in the rock where the miners carved out the mountainside.

The hike heads uphill the entire time before you reach the ridge of the mountain. On the ridge, the trail flattens out, but can be very wet and muddy during the Spring, late winter, or after a heavy rainfall.

Camping: Dispersed camping, or primitive camping, is allowed on this trail and in other section of Forbes State Forest. Please check out their main site for more dispersed camping information.

Note: This trail is longer than the 2.2 miles out-and-back recorded here, but we did not track any further than 1.1 mile one-way in. The trail continues running through Forbes State Forest before hitting a trail junction and roads about a mile or so further from where this data stops. For more details, check out this Forbes State Forest trail map PDF.

Explore 32 trails near Rector, PA
  1. Parking

    40.153912, -79.212025
  2. Main Trailhead

    40.153811, -79.212487
  3. Obstructed view through the trees during the winter

    40.151264, -79.213608
    Obstructed view through the trees during the winter
Explore other trail routes for this hike, added by the MyHikes Community via Trip Reports.
No community routes found. To add your own route as a Community Route for this Trail guide, please leave a Trip Report with a GPX file on this Trail.

Hazards

Ticks - Lyme Disease More Info (CDC)

Seasons

All
Loading...
Loading...
479 '

Total Change
442 '

Ascent
437 '

Descent

Photo Albums

2 Trip Reports

No Star-Ratings
Write-up by:
Admin user profile picture
2.2 miles / 3.5 km
Trail added
February 21, 2018
Hiked on
February 16, 2018
Updated on
June 10, 2018
2.2 miles / 3.5 km
February 23, 2018
Dogs Hiking

Weather Forecast

In Rector, PA

Explore Hiking Trails

New Hikes

Hike to Tamarack Falls
1.3 Miles
2.1 km
Easy
Out-and-Back
Sugar Hill Pond and Twin Lean-Tos Hike
2.3 Miles
3.7 km
Moderate
Out-and-Back
Double Run to Canyon Vista Loop
3.7 Miles
6 km
Moderate
Loop
Sandford Lake Trail
1.3 Miles
2.1 km
Easy
Out-and-Back

Before you leave...

MyHikes is an indie web platform aimed to make exploring public trails easier for everyone. The site has no investors and is owned and operated by one person, Dave Miller (Founder & Admin). As the Founder, main contributor, and doer-of-all-things for MyHikes, I share my trips with over-detailed write-ups for fun on a volunteer basis and I believe that public trail information should be available to everyone.

It takes a lot of time 🕦, money 💰, and effort (including espresso shots ☕) to run MyHikes, including hiking , mapping , writing , and publishing new trails with high-quality content... along with building new features, moderating, site maintainance, and app development for iOS and Android . I simply ask that if you find MyHikes' trail guides helpful to please consider becoming a Supporter to help keep the site, iOS, and Android apps available to everyone.

Supporters unlock website and in-app perks with a one-time payment of $25 (you renew) 😎👍. Or you can simply make a Donation of your choice without a MyHikes user account. Otherwise, telling your friends about MyHikes is the next-best thing - both quick and free 🎉

Thanks for visiting MyHikes and have a great hike!️

Admin user profile picture

Dave Miller
MyHikes Founder & Admin