Hiking trails near Meadville, Pennsylvania

33 official trails lie within 25 miles of Meadville — 207 miles in total, 29 rated easy and 0 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 358 ft; the median trail gains 77 ft.

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19 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
John C. Oliver Multi-Purpose Loop Trail	12.1	57 ft	Moderate	39 min · 26 mi
Goddard-McKeever Trail	2.9	249 ft	Moderate	41 min · 27 mi
Erie to Pittsburgh Trail	5.2	122 ft	Easy	45 min · 27 mi
Ernst Trail	4.7	108 ft	Easy	6 min · 2 mi
Samuel Justus Recreation Trail	7.0	32 ft	Easy	48 min · 29 mi
Red Trail	1.3	191 ft	Easy	53 min · 29 mi
Longbeard Trail	1.5	183 ft	Easy	53 min · 29 mi
Deer Run Trail	2.7	96 ft	Easy	22 min · 12 mi
Longbeard - Red Trail	1.2	169 ft	Easy	52 min · 27 mi
Pymatuning State Park Log Cabin and Tamarack Trails	2.6	29 ft	Easy	46 min · 26 mi
Red White	1.2	92 ft	Easy	55 min · 31 mi
Main Loop	1.2	131 ft	Easy	53 min · 29 mi
East Branch Trail Authority	2.7	48 ft	Easy	46 min · 25 mi
Colonel Crawford Multi-Purpose Trail	1.5	77 ft	Easy	18 min · 6 mi
Tsuga Trail	1.7	83 ft	Easy	22 min · 11 mi
Trolley Line Trail	1.9	61 ft	Easy	24 min · 15 mi
Horse and Bike Trail	3.3	34 ft	Easy	39 min · 27 mi
Ackerman Trail	2.3	30 ft	Easy	37 min · 22 mi
Queen City Trail	1.5	28 ft	Easy	46 min · 28 mi

Quick picks near Meadville

Easy and short: Ernst Trail — 4.7 mi, rated easy, 2 mi from town
Longest: John C. Oliver Multi-Purpose Loop Trail — 12.1 mi, 18 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: John C. Oliver Multi-Purpose Loop Trail to Lake Wilhelm; Erie to Pittsburgh Trail to Clear Lake

Nearby towns: Greenville (21 mi) · Oil City (27 mi) · Corry (33 mi) · Grove City (34 mi)

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