Pennsylvania trails · Mid State Trail
Mid State Trail
A 299.2-mile point-to-point in Pennsylvania, with 2,193 ft of climbing. Reaches Bake Oven Mountain and other lake/pass/spring/summit destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 49,611 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Bake Oven Mountain (summit)
- Summerville Gap (pass)
- Cinder Pile Spring (spring)
- Sand Mountain (summit)
- Big Pond (lake)
- Horse Path Spring (spring)
- Round Top (summit)
- Big Springs (spring)
- Bald Mountain (summit)
- Big Flat (lake)
Heads up
Getting there
Mid State Trail junction. About 9 min drive (6 mi) from Lock Haven. 41.16528, -77.36616 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:51 a.m., the sun rises at 7:19 a.m. and sets at 6:30 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:58 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 299.2-mile route works out to roughly 111 h 54 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Mid State Trail + Tauscher and Lakeside Trails — 3.2 mi loop, 398 ft gain
- Mid State Trail — 9.5 mi loop, 1,010 ft gain
- GPSed Foot trail + Mid State Trail + Sandflat Rd — 3.2 mi loop, 286 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Golden Eagle Trail — 19.5 mi
- Black Forest Trail — 22.4 mi
- Mid State Trail - Reeds Gap Spur — 22.9 mi
- Cammal and Black Forest RR Loop Trail — 23.0 mi