Pennsylvania trails · Tuscarora Trail
Tuscarora Trail
A 89.0-mile point-to-point in Pennsylvania, with 1,987 ft of climbing. Reaches Sherman Mountain and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by Pennsylvania DCNR.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 66% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 59.7. It gives back about 13,531 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Sherman Mountain (summit)
- Knob Mountain (summit)
- Cranes Gap (pass)
- Rising Mountain (summit)
- Deans Gap (pass)
- Flat Rock (summit)
- Waggoners Gap (pass)
- Sterretts Gap (pass)
- Longs Gap (pass)
- Big Mountain (summit)
Heads up
Getting there
Tuscarora Trail access. 39.72660, -78.02571 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:11 a.m., the sun rises at 6:38 a.m. and sets at 7:45 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:12 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 06 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 89.0-mile route works out to roughly 33 h 58 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Unnamed trail + Tuscarora Trail — 6.8 mi loop, 347 ft gain
- Tuscarora Trail + Unnamed trail — 7.8 mi loop, 1,784 ft gain
- Cowans Gap State Park Trails + Tuscarora Trail + Sharpe Trail — 12.8 mi loop, 3,102 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Sideling Hill Snowmobile Trails — 16.0 mi
- Standing Stone Trail — 19.1 mi
- Martin Hill Snowmobile Trails — 27.8 mi
- Martin Hill ATV Trail System — 27.9 mi