List of rail trails in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Rail Trails are former railway lines that have been converted to paths designed for pedestrian, bicycle, skating, equestrian, and/or light motorized traffic. Rail trails are multi-use paths offering at least pedestrians and cyclists recreational access to the routes.

Pennsylvania contains a total of 93 different rail trails. The trails cover a total of 1063 miles (1710 km) and an additional 635 miles (1021 km) have been proposed.

Trails beginning from A to E

*A
**Allegheny Highlands Trail (part of the Great Allegheny Passage)
**Allegheny Portage Railroad Trail
**Allegheny Valley River Trail
**Arboretum Trail
**Armstrong Trail
**Arrowhead Trail, Pennsylvania A Rail Trail in Washington County, Pennsylvania [http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/railtrails/oneTrail.aspx?name=Arrowhead+Trail]
*B
**Back Mountain Trail
**Beaver River Trail
**Bellefonte Central Rail Trail
**Bristol Spurline Park Trail
**Butler-Freeport Community Trail
*C
**Capital Area Greenbelt(Public trail, but not a rail trail) [http://www.caga.org/about/about.html]
**Chester Valley Trail
**Clarion - Little Toby Creek Trail
**Clarion Highlands Trail
**Clearfield to Grampian Trail
**Conewago Trail
**Cross County Trail
**Cumberland County Biker/Hiker Trail
**Cumberland Valley Rail Trail
*D
**D&H Trail
**Dimeling to Madera Trail
*E
**East Branch Trail
**Eliza Furnace Trail
**Endless Mountain Riding Trail
**Ephrata Railroad Linear Park Trail
**Ernst Bike Trail

Trails beginning from F to M

*F
**Five Star Trail
**Forks Township Recreational Trail
*G
**Ghost Town Trail
**The Great Allegheny Passage
**Great Shamokin Path
**Greene River Trail
*H
**Harmony Trail
**Heritage Rail Trail County Park
**Hike & Bike Trail
**Hoodlebug Trail
**Houtzdale Line Trail
*I
**Indian Creek Valley Trail
** Iron Horse Trail, Pennsylvania a rough 10 mile trail mostly for hikers but some mountain biking. [http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/railtrails/oneTrail.aspx?name=Iron+Horse+Trail]
**Ironton Rail-trail
*J
**James Mayer Riverwalk
**JFK Walking Trail
**John B. Bartram Trail
*K
**Kellettville To Nebraska Trail
*L
**Lackawanna River Heritage Trail
**Lancaster Junction Trail
**Lebanon Valley Rail Trail
**Lehigh & New England Trail
**Lehigh Gorge Trail
**LeTort Spring Run Nature Trail
**Liberty Bell Trail [http://www.montcopa.org/parks/LibertyBell.htm]
**Lititz to Warwick Bikeway
**Little Buffalo State Park Trail
**Lower Trail
**Luzerne County Rail Trail
**Lycoming Creek Bikeway
*M
**Mahoning Shadow Trail
**Mill Creek Trail
**Montour Trail [http://www.montourtrail.org/]

Trails beginning from N to Z

*N
**NOR-Bath Trail
*O
**O&W Rail Trail
**Oil Creek State Park Trail
*P
**Panhandle Trail
**Penns Creek Path
**Perkiomen Trail
**Phoenix Iron Canal Trail
**Pine Creek Rail Trail
**Plainfield Township Trail
**P&W Trail [http://www.waynepa.com/history/trains/pandwtrail/default.htm]
**Pymatuning State Park Spillway Trail
*R
**Railroad Grade Trail
**Roaring Run Trail
**Rotary Walk Trail
*S
**Samuel Justus Recreational Trail
**Sandy Creek Trail
**Schuylkill River Trail [http://www.schuylkillriver.org/Detail.aspx?id=548]
**Sewickley Creek Trail
**Snow Shoe Trail
**Stavich Bike Trail
**Steel Valley Trail (part of the Great Allegheny Passage)
**Stony Valley Railroad Grade
**Struble Trail
**Swatara State Park Rail Trail
**Switchback Railroad Trail
*T
**Three Rivers Heritage Trail (part of the Great Allegheny Passage)
**Thun Trail
**Tidioute Riverside Rec Trek Trail
**Towpath Bike Trail
**Twin Lakes Trail
*W
**Warren to North Warren Bike Trail
**West Penn Trail
**Wynn & Clara Tredway River Park
*Y
**Youghiogheny River Trail [http://www.youghrivertrail.com/]
**York County Heritage Trail

External links

* [http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/railtrails/default.aspx PA DCNR Rail Trail page]