| Quehanna Trail | |
|---|---|
 The Quehanna Trail's bridge over Wykoff Run, on the eastern segment of the loop. | |
| Length | 73.2 mi (117.8 km) |
| Location | Clearfield County, Cameron County, and Elk County, Pennsylvania, US |
| Trailheads | Parker Dam State Park |
| Use | Hiking |
| Elevation change | High |
| Difficulty | Strenuous |
| Season | Year-round |
| Hazards | Uneven and wet terrain, rattlesnakes, mosquitoes, ticks, black bears |
The Quehanna Trail is a 73.2-mile (117.8 km) hiking trail in north-central Pennsylvania, forming a loop through Moshannon State Forest and Elk State Forest.[1] For about 34 miles, the trail traverses Quehanna Wild Area,[2] and its main trailhead is at Parker Dam State Park.[3] It also passes through two State Game Lands.[4] There are also three cross-connector trails allowing shorter loop hikes of various lengths.[5] A spur trail leads to the village of Wyside where the hiker can, via some relatively brief road walking, reach the Donut Hole Trail and Bucktail Path.[6] The Quehanna Trail is known for visiting numerous vistas and a wide variety of landscapes, including open meadows that are relatively rare for this region of Pennsylvania, plus steep stream hollows, high plateau-tops, and several different forest ecosystems.[7]
- ^ "Quehanna Trail". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ Cramer, Ben (2015). Guide to the Quehanna Trail. Spring Mills, PA: Scott Adams Enterprises. p. 142. ISBN 9780985193942.
- ^ Mitchell, Jeff (2005). Backpacking Pennsylvania: 37 Great Hikes. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. p. 171. ISBN 0811731804.
- ^ Thwaites, Tom (2001). 50 Hikes in Central Pennsylvania (Fourth ed.). Woodstock, Vermont: Backcountry Publications. p. 212, 216. ISBN 088150372X.
- ^ Cramer, Guide to the Quehanna Trail, p. 9
- ^ Cramer, Ben, ed. (2008). Pennsylvania Hiking Trails (13th ed.). Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. p. 148. ISBN 9780811734776.
- ^ Cramer, Guide to the Quehanna Trail, p. 10