Pennsylvania trails · Lake hikes
317 trails in Pennsylvania reach a named lake. Ranked by our data-richness score; every link opens the full stats or the live map.
| Trail | Length | Gain | Reaches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loyalsock Trail | 64.1 mi | 1,456 ft | High Knob, Smiths Knob |
| Mid State Trail | 299.2 mi | 2,193 ft | Bake Oven Mountain, Summerville Gap |
| Appalachian Trail | 235.1 mi | 1,784 ft | Bake Oven Knob, White Rocks |
| Mason Dixon Trail | 188.2 mi | 1,095 ft | Whisky Spring, Bacon Hill |
| Horse-Shoe Trail | 138.6 mi | 1,329 ft | Eagle Rock, Mount Misery |
| Standing Stone Trail | 75.9 mi | 1,765 ft | Butler Knob, Cowans Gap Lake |
| Tuscarora Trail | 52.0 mi | 1,987 ft | Knob Mountain, Rising Mountain |
| D&L Trail | 65.8 mi | 1,242 ft | Penn Springs, Parryville Lake |
| Raccoon Creek State Park Trails | 18.2 mi | 331 ft | Frankfort Springs, Group Camping Area Lake |
| D&H Rail-Trail | 38.6 mi | 1,157 ft | Bucks Falls, Spencer Spring |
| Allegheny National Forest Trails | 233.3 mi | 885 ft | Chapman Dam Reservoir, Marsh Ponds |
| Conestoga Trail | 62.2 mi | 595 ft | Speedwell Forge Dam, House Rock |
| Ricketts Glen State Park Trails | 15.6 mi | 1,123 ft | Opperman Pass, Kitchen Creek Falls |
| North Country Trail | 235.2 mi | 1,385 ft | Spillway Falls, Booth Hill |
| Baker Trail | 133.5 mi | 1,024 ft | Sample Reservoir, Mahoning Creek Lake |
| Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail | 62.0 mi | 1,626 ft | Irwin Hill, Big Spring Reservoir |
| Allegheny Front Trail | 40.6 mi | 1,132 ft | Wolf Rocks, Black Moshannon Lake |
| Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail | 95.2 mi | 1,731 ft | Irwin Hill, Big Spring Reservoir |
| 6 to 10 Trail | 7.7 mi | 1,134 ft | Blair Gap, Blair Gap Reservoir |
| Blue Marsh Lake Trails | 29.5 mi | 318 ft | Blue Marsh Lake Stilling Basin, Fox Lake |
| Rachel Carson Trail | 37.1 mi | 557 ft | Springdale Lake, North Park Meadow Overlook |
| Lackawanna State Park Trails | 11.5 mi | 289 ft | Lee Hill, Lackawanna Lake |
| Gifford Pinchot State Park Trails | 21.1 mi | 163 ft | Balanced Rock, Straight Hill |
| Delaware State Forest & Promised Land State Park Trails | 57.5 mi | 153 ft | Little Falls, Egypt Meadow Lake |
| Allegrippis Trails at Raystown Lake | 30.2 mi | 430 ft | Raystown Lake |
| Mount Holly Marsh Preserve Trails | 7.9 mi | 541 ft | Mount Holly Springs Lake, Mount Holly |
| Schuylkill River Trail - Philadelphia to Mont Clare/Phoenixville | 30.0 mi | 99 ft | Falls of Schuylkill, Gustine Lake |
| Tyler State Park Trails | 22.8 mi | 189 ft | Lake Neshaminy |
| Endless Mountains Trail | 9.2 mi | 626 ft | Lower Alford Pond, Upper Alford Pond |
| Baker Trail - Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area | 11.5 mi | 266 ft | Crooked Creek Lake |
| Black Moshannon State Park Trails | 13.9 mi | 135 ft | Black Moshannon Lake, Beaver Dam Viewpoint |
| North Country National Scenic | 95.6 mi | 969 ft | Allegheny Reservoir |
| Cowans Gap State Park Trails | 4.7 mi | 710 ft | Cowans Gap Lake, Cowans Gap |
| Shawnee State Park Trails | 11.7 mi | 307 ft | Shawnee Lake |
| Armstrong Trail | 38.2 mi | 128 ft | Allegheny River Pool Nine, Allegheny River Pool Eight |
| Ryerson Station State Park Trails | 7.5 mi | 409 ft | Ryerson Station Reservoir |
| Erie to Pittsburgh Trail | 38.2 mi | 129 ft | Allegheny River Pool Nine, Allegheny River Pool Eight |
| Lyman Run State Park Hiking Trails | 7.0 mi | 480 ft | Lyman Run Reservoir |
| D&L Trail - Lehigh Canal South | 16.1 mi | 140 ft | Devils Pulpit, Lehigh Gap |
| Montour Trail | 64.8 mi | 530 ft | Greer Pond, Montour Trail Railroad Trestle |
| Roaring Creek Trail | 7.6 mi | 172 ft | Klines Reservoir, Bear Gap Reservoir |
| Little Buffalo State Park Trails | 9.1 mi | 235 ft | Little Buffalo Lake |
| Nescopeck State Park Trails | 10.0 mi | 192 ft | Lake Francis |
| Red / Blue Dot Trail | 5.9 mi | 229 ft | North Park Lake, Marshall Lake |
| Marilla Trail System | 7.6 mi | 489 ft | Reservoir Number Three |
| Snow Mobile Trail | 6.8 mi | 654 ft | Renovo Reservoir |
| Cole Run Falls Trail | 1.2 mi | 282 ft | Blue Hole, Blue Hole Spring |
| Boiling Spring Trail | 1.0 mi | 314 ft | Boiling Spring, The Little Bubbler |
| French Creek State Park Trails | 3.5 mi | 483 ft | Williams Hill, Hopewell Lake |
| Karl Boyes Multi-Purpose National Recreation Trail | 13.6 mi | 13 ft | Chimney Ponds (historical), Long Pond |
| West Penn Trail | 15.2 mi | 356 ft | Conemaugh River Lake |
| Lower Trail | 16.3 mi | 228 ft | Indian Chief Rock, Williamsburg Station Lake (historical) |
| Forbidden Drive | 5.3 mi | 92 ft | Devils Pool, Mom Rinker's Rock |
| 6 to 10 Trail (Hiking Only) | 3.1 mi | 675 ft | Blair Gap Reservoir, The Muleshoe |
| Orange Trail (Wissahickon Valley Park) | 2.9 mi | 111 ft | Devils Pool, Mom Rinker's Rock |
| Ironton Rail-Trail | 9.2 mi | 104 ft | Grouse Hall Pond, Coplay Creek Overlook |
| Prince Gallitzin State Park Trails | 8.1 mi | 193 ft | Glendale Lake |
| Three Rivers Heritage Trail | 13.1 mi | 90 ft | Panther Hollow Lake |
| Tauscher and Lakeside Trails | 4.5 mi | 87 ft | Hills Creek Lake, Tauscher Pond |
| Schuylkill River Trail - Thun Trail | 19.0 mi | 159 ft | Angelica Lake |