Hiking trails near Greensburg, Pennsylvania

128 official trails lie within 25 miles of Greensburg — 953 miles in total, 86 rated easy and 14 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 2,132 ft; the median trail gains 192 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail	30.8	1,390 ft	Expert	45 min · 37 mi
PWS Trail System	31.0	899 ft	Expert	58 min · 26 mi
West Penn Trail	15.2	356 ft	Hard	35 min · 18 mi
Montour Trail	11.8	458 ft	Hard	47 min · 25 mi
Great Allegheny Passage	149.9	2,132 ft	Moderate	38 min · 20 mi
Mountain Streams Trail	4.4	1,069 ft	Hard	55 min · 37 mi
Three Rivers Heritage Trail	13.1	90 ft	Hard	50 min · 26 mi
North Loop Trail	4.5	901 ft	Moderate	42 min · 31 mi
Westmoreland Heritage Trail	8.6	371 ft	Moderate	33 min · 19 mi
Grove Run Trail	3.9	826 ft	Moderate	50 min · 27 mi
Roaring Run Trail	3.5	804 ft	Moderate	46 min · 33 mi
Erie to Pittsburgh Trail	15.6	90 ft	Moderate	48 min · 30 mi
Keystone State Park Trails	4.5	190 ft	Moderate	32 min · 15 mi
Steel Valley Trail - Great Allegheny Passage	14.5	83 ft	Moderate	47 min · 25 mi
Painter Rock Trail	1.9	778 ft	Moderate	46 min · 32 mi
Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve Trail	3.3	184 ft	Moderate	56 min · 36 mi
Indian Creek Valley Trail	8.8	192 ft	Moderate	40 min · 30 mi
Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail	3.1	281 ft	Moderate	29 min · 16 mi
Rachel Carson Trail	2.3	376 ft	Moderate	50 min · 28 mi
South Loop Trail	2.2	540 ft	Easy	53 min · 35 mi
Porcupine Ridge Trail	1.7	478 ft	Easy	43 min · 24 mi
Brant Trail	1.5	544 ft	Easy	55 min · 28 mi
Five Star Trail	7.8	129 ft	Moderate	16 min · 7 mi
McKenna Trail	3.1	238 ft	Easy	47 min · 34 mi

Quick picks near Greensburg

Easy and short: South Loop Trail — 2.2 mi, rated easy, 22 mi from town
Biggest climb: Great Allegheny Passage — 2,132 ft over 149.9 mi, 17 mi from town
Longest: Great Allegheny Passage — 149.9 mi, 17 mi from town

What the trails reach

Waterfalls: Great Allegheny Passage to Sugar Run Falls; Linn Run State Park Hiking Trails to Adams Falls

Summits: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail to Mystery Hill

Lakes: West Penn Trail to Conemaugh River Lake; Three Rivers Heritage Trail to Panther Hollow Lake; Erie to Pittsburgh Trail to Panther Hollow Lake; Keystone State Park Trails to Keystone Lake

Viewpoints: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail to Beam Rocks; Great Allegheny Passage to Zorianna Bay; Wolf Rocks Loop Trail to Wolf Rocks

Mountain passes: Great Allegheny Passage to The Narrows

Springs: Great Allegheny Passage to Big Blue Spring; Grove Run Trail to Grove Run Spring

Trail guides near Greensburg

Rachel Carson Trail — 37.1 mi, 557 ft climb · 26 mi away
Ohiopyle State Park Hiking Trails — 21.7 mi, 543 ft climb · 29 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail — 95.2 mi, 1,731 ft climb · 29 mi away
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail — 62.0 mi, 1,626 ft climb · 30 mi away

Nearby towns: Pittsburgh (24 mi) · Indiana (30 mi) · Uniontown (30 mi) · Somerset (32 mi)

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