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The Susquehannock Trail System (STS) is an 83.4-mile (134.2 km) loop hiking trail in Susquehannock State Forest in Potter County (with a few short segments in Clinton County) in north-central Pennsylvania, United States. [2] The trail walks through two state parks and passes near three more state parks.
Susquehannock State Forest is a Pennsylvania state forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #15. The main office is located in Coudersport in Potter County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Susquehannock State Forest is located chiefly in Potter County, with small tracts in McKean and Clinton Counties.
The wild area includes 10.78 miles (17.35 km) of the Susquehannock Trail System, an 83.4-mile (134.2 km) loop hiking trail almost entirely on state forest land. [2] [4] The Hammersley Wild Area was last clearcut around 1900 and is a mature second growth forest today.
The region includes several state parks and other tourist destinations, including Hyner View State Park, Cherry Springs State Park, Kinzua Bridge State Park, Leonard Harrison State Park, Colton Point State Park, Susquehannock State Forest, Pennsylvania Grand Canyon, and Pine Creek Rail Trail. [3]
Traversed by the John P. Saylor Trail. [11] [12] Hammersley Wild Area: Susquehannock: Clinton, Potter: 30,253 acres (12,243 ha) 2004: Largest area without a road in Pennsylvania. [13] [14] James C. Nelson Wild Area: Tuscarora: Juniata, Perry: 5,345 acres (2,163 ha) Forest last cut between 1902 and 1917. [15] Kettle Creek Wild Area: Loyalsock ...
The snowmobile trail is one of many trails available for cross-country skiing, backpacking, hiking, and all-terrain vehicle and horseback riding in the surrounding Susquehannock State Forest. The 85-mile (137 km) long Susquehannock Trail System passes close to the park and loops around it.
Nature Trail passes through a mature hardwood forest for 0.3 miles (480 m). Phites Eddy Trail is a short trail that runs along the river in the vicinity of a former inn . Landis Trail is 0.6 miles (970 m) and is named for Lester Landis the original owner of the historical Landis House which is across from the park office.
Now part of Rothrock State Forest (Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry) although as of 2012 it is not shown on the official state forest web site or map; [29] [30] also known historically as "Colerain Forge". Conrad Weiser Memorial Park [4] Berks County: 1953: Conrad Weiser Homestead [26] Now a Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission site