Best Rail-Trails in PA

My list of the best rail-trails in Pennsylvania for bike ridding. I have ridden all or part of each of these trails along with many other trails across the US. This is my list of the one I recommend visiting in PA. They are ranked in no particular order. I have included the reasons I like these particular trails. Other trails may have these attributes but the quality/quantity are best on these in my opinion. 



·         Great Allegany Passage

o   Length, 150 miles plus connected C&O gives total of 330 miles

o   Tunnels and trestles

o   Variety of lodging: camping, B&Bs, hotels, other

o   Shuttle services, bike friendly train service

o   Near major airports at both ends (if C&O included)

o   History

o   Scenery

o   Sculptures including Mason-Dixon Monument

o   Trail friendly businesses

o   Trail guidebook available

·         Pine Creek

o   Length, 62 miles

o   Scenery

o   Wildlife

o   Extremely well maintained

o   Shuttle services

o   Lodging

o   Comfort stations

o   Trail guidebook available

·         D&L Lehigh Gorge

o   Length, gorge section is 25 miles, entire D&L is 163 miles

o   Scenery

o   History

o   Abandoned tunnels adjacent to the trail, Rockport & Glen Onoko

o   Rental bikes

o   Shuttle services

·         York Heritage

o   Length, 27 miles plus connected Torrey Brown gives total of 47 miles

o   Replica steam engine on parallel tracks

o   370 foot tunnel

o   Trail friendly businesses

o   Lodging

o   Comfort stations

·        Ghost Town

o   Length, 46 miles plus connected trails, spur

o   History

o   Scenery

o   Trail flipbook available


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