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Best Hiking Trails in Rothrock State Forest

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Rothrock State Forest is a state forest in Pennsylvania.


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  • Hiking Trails (35)
  • Reviews (32)
  1. 1
    Bear Meadows Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.5 mi
  2. 2
    Lower Trail and Bald Knob Ridge Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.2 mi
  3. 3
    Lower Trail Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.2 mi
  4. 4
    Hubler Gap Vista Loop via Mountain Mist Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.7 mi
  5. 5
    Bald Knob Loop via Lower Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 7.1 mi
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    Hubler Gap Vista Loop via Musser Gap Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 6.8 mi
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    Jo Hays Vista via Mid-State Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 15.8 mi
  8. 8
    Beaver Pond Loop via Ironstone Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 14.2 mi
  9. 9
    Beaver Pond Loop via Mid-State Trail and Jackson Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 6.0 mi
  10. 10
    Indian Outlook Campsite Loop via Colerain Road
    ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.8 mi
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    jicamas_halves.04 2 years, 8 months ago
    Rothrock #8 (9/16/23, 9:51:08AM)
    Lots of trails but they’re not all on the map. Trails are in good condition with varying levels of difficulty. Most are open double tracks. Horse will get a good workout.
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    ckalten 4 years, 8 months ago
    MST via 3 Bridges-Spruce Gap-MST-Bear Meadows-Jean Aaron-Lonberger
    Spruce Gap is a long, steep downhill, with loose rock. Bear Meadows is quite muddy. MST is rocky. One vista. One dry campsite on the MST section. Would be a nice site for an overnight.
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    vastukafley 4 years, 10 months ago
    Alan Seeger Hike
    Pretty cool trail, the stream runs right next to you for the most part. Quite a few campsites by the water once you’re a mile or two in. Possible longer trips too.
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    annie.swincinski 5 years ago
    Shingletown Gap Trail, Harris, PA, USA
    This was a great mixed trail with nice technical rocky areas, ridge riding, nice long downhill sections, and switchbacks. The best part is most of the up hill is an leisurely uphill ride back to the parking area on laurel run road. Can be a shorter ride time wise. We took breaks.
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    vastukafley 5 years, 5 months ago
    Ruins to Seeger Road (Gaurav, Gandhi and Utsav)
    This particular route has a steady climb up to the fire tower. Well maintained trail.
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    zearnest1 5 years, 9 months ago
    Zachs hike
    Good mix of terrain
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    Eileen 5 years, 9 months ago
    Hell
    Super difficult
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    zbrechbiel 6 years ago
    Beaver Pond Loop via Mid-State Trail and Jackson Trail
    This hike had a lot of places to stop and get great views. The terrain changed many times, which made for a nice change of pace. I will definitely be going back to hike or even camp in one of the sites the trail has to offer.
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    jicamas_halves.04 1 year, 8 months ago
    Saturday Lunch Activity
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    tcrosley44 1 year, 10 months ago
    Adv-R1_SB24
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    days52312 2 years, 7 months ago
    Pine Pavilion 5 to Greenwood Furnace State Park, Jackson, PA, USA
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    fightncbs 2 years, 11 months ago
    Bear Meadows Loop
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    sergioac316 3 years ago
    Trailforks Ride Plan
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    drdunwoody 3 years ago
    Rothrock trail challenge 2023
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    tcwagner 3 years, 2 months ago
    Track (3/28/23, 9:23:30AM)
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    futrick 3 years, 6 months ago
    Trough Creek
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    valerieobrien 3 years, 11 months ago
    Track (7/7/22, 9:55:16AM)
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    frabiziom 4 years, 8 months ago
    Rothrock - Back Breaker V3
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    vastukafley 4 years, 10 months ago
    Bald mountain via Lower Trail
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    jshort 4 years, 11 months ago
    Lower Trail and Bald Knob Ridge Trail
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    frankbox 5 years, 2 months ago
    Tussey to PA furnace
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    Utsav 5 years, 7 months ago
    Jo Hays Vista Parking to Jackson Trl, Ferguson Township, PA, USA
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    justinp 5 years, 10 months ago
    Track (8/6/20, 11:31:42AM)
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    Fred 5 years, 10 months ago
    Track (7/31/20, 7:44:04PM)
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    levolvel 5 years, 10 months ago
    Brush Ridge Loop
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    leahedkin 5 years, 10 months ago
    view Loop via Red-White Trail and Blue-White Trail
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    gregtothero 6 years ago
    Jackson
    ★ ★

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    mattlinjacob 6 years ago
    Shingletown Gap to Bald Knob
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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    maniagility 6 years, 1 month ago
    Beaver Pond Loop via Mid-State Trail and Jackson Trail
    ★ ★ ★

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    gallopsu 6 years, 3 months ago
    Secret Lookout
    ★ ★ ★ ★

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    stevey 6 years, 11 months ago
    Indian Wells Vista Loop via Mid-State Trail and Lonberger Path
    ★ ★ ★ ★

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    gqs5230 7 years ago
    Bear Meadows Loop
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