Pennsylvania trails · Standing Stone Trail
Standing Stone Trail
A 75.9-mile point-to-point in Pennsylvania, with 1,765 ft of climbing. Reaches Butler Knob and other lake/summit/viewpoint destinations. Managed by Pennsylvania DCNR.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 11,611 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Butler Knob (summit)
- Cowans Gap Lake (lake)
- Mapleton Overlook (viewpoint)
- Stone Mountain Hawk Watch Platform (viewpoint)
- Stone Valley Vista (viewpoint)
- Cowans Gap Overlook (viewpoint)
- Power Line Vista (viewpoint)
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Getting there
Cowans Gap State Park Trails access. About 40 min drive (22 mi) from Chambersburg. 39.99404, -77.92827 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:53 a.m., the sun rises at 7:20 a.m. and sets at 6:34 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:01 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 13 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 75.9-mile route works out to roughly 28 h 59 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Greenwood Furnace State Park Trails + Standing Stone Trail + Turkey Trail — 6.6 mi loop, 1,518 ft gain
- Standing Stone Trail + Jack's Mt Rd — 12.4 mi loop, 2,603 ft gain
- Sharpe Trail + Standing Stone Trail + Cowans Gap State Park Trails — 10.3 mi loop, 2,447 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Tuscarora Trail — 19.1 mi