Pine Creek Rail Trail
Rail trail in Pennsylvania, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Pine Creek Rail Trail is the only rail trail in the Appalachian Mountains of north-central Pennsylvania.
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Pine Creek Rail Trail | |
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Pine Creek Rail Trail | |
Length | 65 miles |
Location | Lycoming and Tioga Counties, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Established | 1996, 2007 to Wellsboro, 2012 in Jersey Shore |
Designation | BicyclePA Route G |
Trailheads | Route 287, Wellsboro, PA 41.788221°N 77.308019°W / 41.788221; -77.308019 (Northern end, PCRT) Railroad Street, Jersey Shore, PA 41.199888°N 77.287065°W / 41.199888; -77.287065 (Southern end, PCRT) |
Use | Hiking and Cycling |
Grade | Gentle (former railroad) |
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 |
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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 article in USA Today from 2001 named the 65-mile-long (105 km) trail as one of the "10 great places to take a bike tour" in the world.[1][2]