**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.   
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**Important Links**
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[PA DCNR](http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/)

[PA State Forests](http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/index.aspx)

[PA State Parks](http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/where/index.htm)

[PA Game Commission](http://www.pgc.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx)

[DCNR Interactive Map](http://www.gis.dcnr.state.pa.us/maps/index.html)

[Allegheny National Forest](http://www.fs.usda.gov/allegheny)

[Keystone Trails Association](http://www.kta-hike.org/)

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**PA Hiking and Backpacking**
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[DCNR State Forest Trails Award](http://www.dcnr.pa.gov/Recreation/WhatToDo/Hiking/Pages/default.aspx)

[DCNR Backcountry Camping Guidelines](http://www.docs.dcnr.pa.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_20031808.pdf)

[National Forest Dispersed Camping Guidelines](http://www.fs.usda.gov/activity/allegheny/recreation/camping-cabins/?recid=6083&actid=34)

[Leave No Trace Principles](https://lnt.org/learn/7-principles)

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**PA Hiking and Backpacking Trails**
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[Allegheny Front Trail](http://www.pahikes.com/trails/allegheny-front-trail): 40 mile loop

[Appalachian Trail](http://www.appalachiantrail.org/home/explore-the-trail/explore-by-state/pennsylvania): 232 mile (in PA) linear trail

[Baker Trail](https://www.rachelcarsontrails.org/trails/baker-trail): 141 mile linear trail

[Bear Run Nature Reserve](https://waterlandlife.org/land-conservation/explore-our-properties/bear-run-nature-reserve/): 23 mile trail network

[Black Forest Trail](http://www.pahikes.com/trails/black-forest-trail): 42 mile loop

[Brandywine Trail](https://www.brandywine.org/conservancy/projects/brandywine-trail):  20+ miles (when completed) linear trail

[Bucktail Path](https://www.kta-hike.org/bucktail-path.html): 34 mile linear trail

[Chuck Keiper Trail](https://www.kta-hike.org/chuck-keiper-trail.html): 53 mile loop

[Conestoga Trail](https://www.kta-hike.org/conestoga-trail.html): 63 mile linear trail

[Donut Hole Trail](https://www.kta-hike.org/donut-hole-trail.html): 90 mile linear trail

[Elk Trail](https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/pennsylvania/elk-trail): 16 mile linear trail

[Gerard Hiking Trail](http://friendsocsp.org/trails/hiking/ght.html): 36 mile loop

[Golden Eagle Trail](http://midatlantichikes.com/goldeneagle.htm):  9 mile loop

[Horse-Shoe Trail](http://hstrail.org/): 140 mile linear trail

[John P. Saylor Trail](https://www.kta-hike.org/john-p-saylor-trail.html): 18 mile figure eight

[Laurel Highlands Trail](https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/Recreation/WhatToDo/Hiking/LaurelHighlandsHikingTrail/Pages/default.aspx): 70 mile linear trail

[Lost Turkey Trail](https://www.kta-hike.org/lost-turkey-trail.html): 26 mile linear trail

[Loyalsock Trail](https://alpineclubofwilliamsport.com/): 59 mile linear trail

[Loyalsock-Link Loop](http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_002940.pdf): 25 mile loop

[Mason-Dixon Trail](http://masondixontrail.wixsite.com/mdts): 115 mile (in PA) linear trail

[Mid-State Trail](https://hike-mst.org/): 319 mile linear trail

[Minister Creek Trail](http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/allegheny/recreation/recarea/?recid=6104&actid=29): 7 mile loop

[North Country Trail](https://northcountrytrail.org/trail/states/pennsylvania/):  200 mile (in PA) linear trail

[Old Loggers Path](https://www.kta-hike.org/old-loggers-path.html): 27 mile loop

[Pinchot Trail](https://www.kta-hike.org/pinchot-trail.html): 26 mile loop

[Quebec Run Wild Area](http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_20028456.pdf): 26 mile trail network

[Quehanna Trail](https://www.kta-hike.org/quehanna-trail.html): 75 mile loop

[Rachel Carson Trail](https://www.rachelcarsontrails.org/trails/rachel-carson-trail): 38 mile linear trail

[Rocky Knob Trail](http://www.docs.dcnr.pa.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_20029346.pdf): 4 mile loop

[Rocky Knob-Quarry Gap Trail](http://midatlantichikes.com/rockyknob-quarrygap.htm): 12 mile loop

[Standing Stone Trail](https://www.standingstonetrail.org/): 76 mile linear trail

[Susquehannock Trail System](http://www.stc-hike.org/): 85 mile loop

[Terrace Mountain Trail](http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Missions/DamsRecreation/Raystown/Hiking/TerraceMountainTrail.aspx): 29 mile linear trail

[Thunder Swamp Trail](https://www.kta-hike.org/thunder-swamp-trail.html): 30 mile figure eight

[Tracy Ridge Trails](https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/allegheny/recarea/?recid=6138): 34 mile trail network

[Tuscarora Trail](https://www.hikethetuscarora.org/): 110 mile (in PA) linear trail

[West Rim Trail](https://www.kta-hike.org/west-rim-trail.html): 30 mile linear trail

<div class="md">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. 

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Important Links

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<a href="http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/">PA DCNR</a>

<a href="http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/index.aspx">PA State Forests</a>

<a href="http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/where/index.htm">PA State Parks</a>

<a href="http://www.pgc.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx">PA Game Commission</a>

<a href="http://www.gis.dcnr.state.pa.us/maps/index.html">DCNR Interactive Map</a>

<a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/allegheny">Allegheny National Forest</a>

<a href="http://www.kta-hike.org/">Keystone Trails Association</a>

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PA Hiking and Backpacking

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<a href="http://www.dcnr.pa.gov/Recreation/WhatToDo/Hiking/Pages/default.aspx">DCNR State Forest Trails Award</a>

<a href="http://www.docs.dcnr.pa.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_20031808.pdf">DCNR Backcountry Camping Guidelines</a>

<a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/activity/allegheny/recreation/camping-cabins/?recid=6083&amp;actid=34">National Forest Dispersed Camping Guidelines</a>

<a href="https://lnt.org/learn/7-principles">Leave No Trace Principles</a>

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PA Hiking and Backpacking Trails

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<a href="http://www.pahikes.com/trails/allegheny-front-trail">Allegheny Front Trail</a>: 40 mile loop

<a href="http://www.appalachiantrail.org/home/explore-the-trail/explore-by-state/pennsylvania">Appalachian Trail</a>: 232 mile (in PA) linear trail

<a href="https://www.rachelcarsontrails.org/trails/baker-trail">Baker Trail</a>: 141 mile linear trail

<a href="https://waterlandlife.org/land-conservation/explore-our-properties/bear-run-nature-reserve/">Bear Run Nature Reserve</a>: 23 mile trail network

<a href="http://www.pahikes.com/trails/black-forest-trail">Black Forest Trail</a>: 42 mile loop

<a href="https://www.brandywine.org/conservancy/projects/brandywine-trail">Brandywine Trail</a>: 20+ miles (when completed) linear trail

<a href="https://www.kta-hike.org/bucktail-path.html">Bucktail Path</a>: 34 mile linear trail

<a href="https://www.kta-hike.org/chuck-keiper-trail.html">Chuck Keiper Trail</a>: 53 mile loop

<a href="https://www.kta-hike.org/conestoga-trail.html">Conestoga Trail</a>: 63 mile linear trail

<a href="https://www.kta-hike.org/donut-hole-trail.html">Donut Hole Trail</a>: 90 mile linear trail

<a href="https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/pennsylvania/elk-trail">Elk Trail</a>: 16 mile linear trail

<a href="http://friendsocsp.org/trails/hiking/ght.html">Gerard Hiking Trail</a>: 36 mile loop

<a href="http://midatlantichikes.com/goldeneagle.htm">Golden Eagle Trail</a>: 9 mile loop

<a href="http://hstrail.org/">Horse-Shoe Trail</a>: 140 mile linear trail

<a href="https://www.kta-hike.org/john-p-saylor-trail.html">John P. Saylor Trail</a>: 18 mile figure eight

<a href="https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/Recreation/WhatToDo/Hiking/LaurelHighlandsHikingTrail/Pages/default.aspx">Laurel Highlands Trail</a>: 70 mile linear trail

<a href="https://www.kta-hike.org/lost-turkey-trail.html">Lost Turkey Trail</a>: 26 mile linear trail

<a href="https://alpineclubofwilliamsport.com/">Loyalsock Trail</a>: 59 mile linear trail

<a href="http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_002940.pdf">Loyalsock-Link Loop</a>: 25 mile loop

<a href="http://masondixontrail.wixsite.com/mdts">Mason-Dixon Trail</a>: 115 mile (in PA) linear trail

<a href="https://hike-mst.org/">Mid-State Trail</a>: 319 mile linear trail

<a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/allegheny/recreation/recarea/?recid=6104&amp;actid=29">Minister Creek Trail</a>: 7 mile loop

<a href="https://northcountrytrail.org/trail/states/pennsylvania/">North Country Trail</a>: 200 mile (in PA) linear trail

<a href="https://www.kta-hike.org/old-loggers-path.html">Old Loggers Path</a>: 27 mile loop

<a href="https://www.kta-hike.org/pinchot-trail.html">Pinchot Trail</a>: 26 mile loop

<a href="http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_20028456.pdf">Quebec Run Wild Area</a>: 26 mile trail network

<a href="https://www.kta-hike.org/quehanna-trail.html">Quehanna Trail</a>: 75 mile loop

<a href="https://www.rachelcarsontrails.org/trails/rachel-carson-trail">Rachel Carson Trail</a>: 38 mile linear trail

<a href="http://www.docs.dcnr.pa.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_20029346.pdf">Rocky Knob Trail</a>: 4 mile loop

<a href="http://midatlantichikes.com/rockyknob-quarrygap.htm">Rocky Knob-Quarry Gap Trail</a>: 12 mile loop

<a href="https://www.standingstonetrail.org/">Standing Stone Trail</a>: 76 mile linear trail

<a href="http://www.stc-hike.org/">Susquehannock Trail System</a>: 85 mile loop

<a href="http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Missions/DamsRecreation/Raystown/Hiking/TerraceMountainTrail.aspx">Terrace Mountain Trail</a>: 29 mile linear trail

<a href="https://www.kta-hike.org/thunder-swamp-trail.html">Thunder Swamp Trail</a>: 30 mile figure eight

<a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/allegheny/recarea/?recid=6138">Tracy Ridge Trails</a>: 34 mile trail network

<a href="https://www.hikethetuscarora.org/">Tuscarora Trail</a>: 110 mile (in PA) linear trail

<a href="https://www.kta-hike.org/west-rim-trail.html">West Rim Trail</a>: 30 mile linear trail
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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.

<div class="md">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.
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