164 official trails lie within 25 miles of Hazleton — 1,098 miles in total, 109 rated easy and 22 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 1,418 ft; the median trail gains 178 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | Drive from town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 106 Trails | 8.9 | 964 ft | Expert | 1 h 06 min · 31 mi |
| Hickory Run State Park Trails | 28.5 | 573 ft | Expert | 49 min · 29 mi |
| Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Trails | 6.6 | 797 ft | Expert | 51 min · 28 mi |
| Dixon Miller Recreation Area | 15.2 | 264 ft | Expert | 1 h 01 min · 39 mi |
| Pinchot Trail System | 22.0 | 553 ft | Hard | 1 h 01 min · 39 mi |
| Nescopeck State Park Trails | 10.0 | 192 ft | Hard | 37 min · 14 mi |
| Switchback Railroad Trail | 8.6 | 484 ft | Hard | 24 min · 16 mi |
| State Game Land 326 Trails | 6.1 | 745 ft | Hard | 34 min · 27 mi |
| Bear Creek Preserve Trails | 7.0 | 299 ft | Hard | 48 min · 34 mi |
| D&L Trail | 67.4 | 790 ft | Hard | 31 min · 19 mi |
| D&L Trail - Black Diamond Trail | 10.3 | 652 ft | Hard | 28 min · 19 mi |
| Nine Mile Loop | 9.0 | 366 ft | Hard | 18 min · 11 mi |
| D&L Trail - Lehigh Gorge State Park Trail | 24.4 | 602 ft | Moderate | 28 min · 19 mi |
| Ridge Drop | 2.6 | 792 ft | Moderate | 38 min · 19 mi |
| Disabled Person Route | 6.6 | 530 ft | Moderate | 40 min · 21 mi |
| Mocanaqua Loop Trail | 2.6 | 647 ft | Moderate | 40 min · 22 mi |
| Pinnacle Trail (Yellow Trail) | 1.5 | 989 ft | Moderate | 1 h 08 min · 34 mi |
| Tuscarora State Park Trails | 4.2 | 169 ft | Moderate | 24 min · 15 mi |
| Schuylkill River Trail - Schuylkill Valley Heritage Trail | 7.3 | 296 ft | Moderate | 23 min · 13 mi |
| D&L Trail - Lehigh Canal South | 16.1 | 140 ft | Moderate | 37 min · 24 mi |
| Beltzville State Park Trails | 4.7 | 126 ft | Moderate | 50 min · 29 mi |
| Schuylkill River Trail - John Bartram Trail | 7.2 | 127 ft | Moderate | 53 min · 41 mi |
| Back Mountain Rail Trail | 4.1 | 379 ft | Moderate | 48 min · 32 mi |
| Jeans' Run Trail | 1.6 | 811 ft | Easy | 30 min · 13 mi |
Waterfalls: Highland Trail to Tobyhanna Falls; Creek Trail to Tobyhanna Falls
Summits: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Trails to Hawk Mountain; Big Mountain Trail to Big Mountain; Bear Mountain Overlook to Bear Mountain
Lakes: Nescopeck State Park Trails to Lake Francis; Tuscarora State Park Trails to Tuscarora Lake; D&L Trail - Lehigh Canal South to Spring Pond; Roaring Creek Trail to Klines Reservoir
Viewpoints: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Trails to North Lookout; Switchback Railroad Trail to Pisgah Vista; D&L Trail to Buttermilk Falls; D&L Trail - Lehigh Gorge State Park Trail to Buttermilk Falls
Mountain passes: D&L Trail - Lehigh Canal South to Lehigh Gap; Sugar Notch Trails: Ridgetop Trail to Sugar Notch
Rock formations: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Trails to River of Rocks; D&L Trail - Lehigh Canal South to Devils Pulpit
Springs: Switchback Railroad Trail to Indian Spring; D&L Trail to Penn Springs; D&L Trail - Lehigh Gorge State Park Trail to Penn Springs
Nearby towns: Pottsville (22 mi) · Bloomsburg (26 mi) · Scranton (35 mi) · Allentown (36 mi)
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