Pennsylvania trails · Allegheny Front Trail
Allegheny Front Trail
A 40.6-mile loop in Pennsylvania, with 1,132 ft of climbing. Reaches Wolf Rocks and other arch/lake/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 4,505 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Wolf Rocks (arch)
- Black Moshannon Lake (lake)
- Ralph's Majestic Vista (viewpoint)
- Ralph's Pretty Good View (viewpoint)
Getting there
Black Moshannon State Park Trails access. About 42 min drive (19 mi, 2 of them unpaved) from State College. 40.88090, -78.06453 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:54 a.m., the sun rises at 7:22 a.m. and sets at 6:33 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:01 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 40.6-mile route works out to roughly 15 h 36 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Allegheny Front Trail + Black Moshannon State Park Trails — 1.4 mi loop, 60 ft gain
- Allegheny Front Trail — 8.4 mi loop, 711 ft gain
- Black Moshannon State Park Trails + Allegheny Front Trail — 5.1 mi loop, 282 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Mount Nittany Trails — 14.3 mi