| Pine Creek Rail Trail | |
|---|---|
 Rail trail passing through Blackwell | |
| 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°47′18″N 77°18′29″W / 41.788221°N 77.308019°W Railroad Street, Jersey Shore, PA 41°12′00″N 77°17′13″W / 41.199888°N 77.287065°W |
| 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 |
The Pine Creek Rail Trail is the only rail trail in the Appalachian Mountains of north-central Pennsylvania.
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]
- ^ Bly, Laura (July 27, 2001). "10 great places to take a bike tour". USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ "The Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce: Pennsylvania Grand Canyon". Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2008.