Pennsylvania trails · Loyalsock Trail
Loyalsock Trail
A 64.1-mile point-to-point in Pennsylvania, with 1,457 ft of climbing. Reaches High Knob and other lake/summit/viewpoint/waterfall destinations. Managed by Pennsylvania DCNR.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 10,763 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- High Knob (summit)
- Smiths Knob (summit)
- Cold Run Road Falls (waterfall)
- Sones Pond (lake)
- Dutchman Falls (waterfall)
- Angel Falls (waterfall)
- Smith's Knob Vista (viewpoint)
- Loyalsock Canyon Vista (viewpoint)
- Lower Alpine View (viewpoint)
- Upper Alpine View (viewpoint)
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Getting there
Loyalsock Trail access — parking nearby. 41.36135, -76.87711 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:03 a.m., the sun rises at 6:32 a.m. and sets at 7:42 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:10 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 64.1-mile route works out to roughly 24 h 27 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Worlds End Trail + Loyalsock Trail + Worlds End State Park Trails — 10.2 mi loop, 2,358 ft gain
- Double Run Ski Trail + Loyalsock Trail + Loyalsock State Forest Bridle Trail — 10.5 mi loop, 935 ft gain
- Double Run Ski Trail + Loyalsock State Forest Bridle Trail + Loyalsock Trail — 5.0 mi loop, 463 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Blessing Mountain Trails — 1.9 mi
- Loyalsock State Forest & Worlds End State Park Snowmobile Trails — 10.4 mi
- Old Loggers Path — 10.5 mi
- Loyalsock State Forest Cross Country Ski Trails — 14.2 mi