Pennsylvania trails · Old Loggers Path
Old Loggers Path
A 27.4-mile point-to-point in Pennsylvania, with 989 ft of climbing. Reaches Sharp Top and other summit/viewpoint destinations. Managed by Pennsylvania DCNR.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 3,542 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Sharp Top (summit)
- Sullivan Mountain (summit)
- Sharp Top Vista (viewpoint)
- Sprout Point Vista (viewpoint)
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Getting there
Old Crandalltown Trail access. About 45 min drive (27 mi, 2 of them unpaved) from Williamsport. 41.51371, -76.89881 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:50 a.m., the sun rises at 7:18 a.m. and sets at 6:28 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:56 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 27.4-mile route takes roughly 10 h 39 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:56 p.m. — 32 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Loyalsock State Forest Cross Country Ski Trails + Old Loggers Path — 2.5 mi loop, 342 ft gain
- Old Crandalltown Trail + Old Loggers Path + Loyalsock State Forest Cross Country Ski Trails — 7.0 mi loop, 747 ft gain
- Loyalsock State Forest Cross Country Ski Trails + Old Loggers Path — 8.0 mi loop, 949 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Loyalsock State Forest Cross Country Ski Trails — 5.0 mi
- Loyalsock Trail — 10.5 mi
- Blessing Mountain Trails — 11.6 mi