252 official trails lie within 25 miles of State College — 1,308 miles in total, 160 rated easy and 30 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 1,671 ft; the median trail gains 317 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | From town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid State Trail - Reeds Gap Spur | 12.7 | 1,302 ft | Expert | 23 mi |
| Rothrock State Forest Seven Mountains Snowmobile Trails | 11.8 | 1,366 ft | Expert | 17 mi |
| Bald Eagle State Forest Snowmobile Trails | 19.6 | 1,242 ft | Expert | 24 mi |
| Standing Stone Trail | 20.8 | 1,352 ft | Expert | 17 mi |
| Bloody Skillet ATV Trail | 35.9 | 859 ft | Expert | 20 mi |
| Mount Nittany Trails | 9.1 | 676 ft | Expert | 3 mi |
| Panther Snowmobile Trails | 13.6 | 800 ft | Expert | 22 mi |
| Beech Creek Snowmobile Trails | 22.4 | 652 ft | Expert | 25 mi |
| Allegheny Front Trail | 40.6 | 1,133 ft | Expert | 13 mi |
| BicyclePA Route V | 78.8 | 1,661 ft | Expert | 13 mi |
| Moshannon State Forest - Black Moshannon Snowmobile Trails | 10.7 | 440 ft | Expert | 12 mi |
| Wolf Run Trail | 6.0 | 990 ft | Hard | 24 mi |
| Birchlick Rd | 9.3 | 593 ft | Hard | 11 mi |
| Long Path | 2.9 | 1,094 ft | Hard | 24 mi |
| Black Moshannon State Park Trails | 13.0 | 119 ft | Hard | 13 mi |
| Long Mountain Trail | 3.0 | 1,266 ft | Moderate | 9 mi |
| Red Ridge Trail | 4.1 | 986 ft | Moderate | 21 mi |
| Snow Shoe Trail | 18.6 | 385 ft | Hard | 18 mi |
| Colerain Trail | 2.4 | 969 ft | Moderate | 16 mi |
| Snowmobile Route | 7.6 | 434 ft | Hard | 15 mi |
| Round Top Trail | 2.5 | 1,264 ft | Moderate | 18 mi |
| Green Hollow Trail | 2.5 | 1,044 ft | Moderate | 23 mi |
| Reeds Gap State Park Trails | 4.7 | 322 ft | Hard | 20 mi |
| Unnamed trail | 3.0 | 1,064 ft | Moderate | 21 mi |
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