Pennsylvania Rail Trails are former railway lines that have been converted to paths designed for pedestrian, bicycle, skating, equestrian, or light motorized traffic.

Rail trail A rail trail is a shared-use path on railway right of way. Rail trails are typically constructed after a railway has been abandoned and the track has been removed, but may also share the right of way with active railways, light rail, or streetcar ...

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multi-use path A shared-use path, mixed-use path or multi-use pathway is a path which is 'designed to accommodate the movement of pedestrians and cyclists'. Examples of shared-use paths include sidewalks designated as shared-use, bridleways and rail trails. A ...

s offering, at a minimum, a combination of pedestrian and cycle recreation.

Trails beginning from A to E

*A ** Allegheny Portage Railroad Trail ** Allegheny Valley River Trail ** Arboretum Trail ** Armstrong Trail ** Arrowhead Trail, Washington County *B ** Back Mountain Trail ** Beaver River Trail ** Bellefonte Central Rail Trail ** Bristol Spurline Park Trail ** Buffalo Valley Rail Trail ** Butler-Freeport Community Trail *C ** Chester Valley Trail ** Clarion Highlands Trail ** Clarion - Little Toby Creek Trail ** Clearfield to Grampian Trail ** Conestoga Greenway Trail **

Conewago Recreation Trail The Conewago Recreation Trail is a public recreational rail trail that follows the once Cornwall-Lebanon Railroad rail corridor for a total of slightly over 5.0 miles. The trail stretches from Elizabethtown, PA to the Lebanon County Line, PA, at w ...

** Corry Junction Greenway Trail ** Cumberland County Biker/Hiker Trail ** Cumberland Valley Rail Trail **

Cynwyd Heritage Trail The Cynwyd Heritage Trail is a 1.8-mile rail trail in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, on Philadelphia's Main Line. The trail surface is partially asphalt and crushed stone. It follows the former SEPTA Cynwyd Line railway line from Cynwyd station to ...

*D ** D&H Trail **

D&L Trail The Delaware & Lehigh Canal National and State Heritage Corridor (D&L) is a National Heritage Area in eastern Pennsylvania in the United States. It stretches from north to south, across five counties and over one hundred municipalities. It follow ...

** Dimeling to Madera Trail *E ** East Branch Trail ** Endless Mountain Riding Trail ** Ernst Bike Trail

Trails beginning from F to M

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Five Star Trail The Five Star Trail runs nearly 8 miles through Westmoreland County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The trail is alongside an active railroad track, Southwestern Pennsylvania Railroad, that stretches between Lynch Field, a Greensburg city par ...

** Forks Township Recreational Trail *G **

Ghost Town Trail The Ghost Town Trail is a rail trail in Western Pennsylvania that runs between Black Lick, Indiana County, and Ebensburg, Cambria County. Established in 1991 on the right-of-way of the former Ebensburg and Black Lick Railroad, the trail foll ...

Great Allegheny Passage The Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) is a rail trail between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Cumberland, Maryland. Together with the C&O Canal towpath, the GAP is part of a route between Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C., that is popular with through ...

** Greene River Trail *H **Harmony Trail ** Hike & Bike Trail ** Hoodlebug Trail **

Hoover-Mason Trestle The Hoover-Mason Trestle is a 1650-foot elevated linear park in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on the reclaimed industrial site of Bethlehem Steel. The trestle is 46 feet high and was originally an elevated narrow gauge rail line for raw materials, built ...

** Houtzdale Line Trail ** Huntingdon and Broad Top Trail *I ** Indian Creek Valley Trail ** Ironton Rail-trail *J ** James Mayer Riverwalk ** JFK Walking Trail ** John B. Bartram Trail *K ** Kellettville To Nebraska Trail ** Knox & Kane Rail Trail *L ** Lancaster Junction Trail **

Lebanon Valley Rail Trail The Lebanon Valley Rail Trail (LVRT) is a National Recreation Trail. The rail trail goes from the southwestern border of Lebanon County and goes through Colebrook, Mt. Gretna, Cornwall, and the city of Lebanon. At the southern border of Lebanon ...

** Lehigh & New England Trail **

Lehigh Gorge Trail The Lehigh Gorge Trail is a multi-use rail trail that winds along the valley of the Lehigh River Gorge from White Haven, to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. Much of the trail runs through the Lehigh Gorge State Park, and was originally developed into a ...

** LeTort Spring Run Nature Trail **

Liberty Bell Trail The Liberty Bell Trail is a suburban rail trail under construction in southeastern Pennsylvania. When complete it will cover in suburban southeastern Pennsylvania, traveling from East Norriton Township in Montgomery County to Quakertown i ...

Lower Trail The Lower Trail (/'laʊ.ər/, rhymes with "flower") is a rail trail that follows the Juniata River in West-Central Pennsylvania from Flowing Springs in Blair County to Alfarata in Huntingdon County. The Lower Trail is owned and maintained by Rai ...

** Luzerne County Rail Trail ** Lycoming Creek Bikeway *M ** Mahoning Shadow Trail **

Montour Trail The Montour Trail is a multi-use recreational rail trail near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was formerly the Montour Railroad. It has a mostly crushed limestone with partially asphalt surface, appropriate for bicycling, walking, running, and cross ...

Trails beginning from N to Z

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Nor-Bath Trail The Nor-Bath Trail is a multi-use rail-trail that runs between the boroughs of Northampton and Bath in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The trail follows the route of the former Northampton and Bath Railroad, a shortline railroad connectin ...

*O ** O&W Rail Trail **

Ohio River Trail The Ohio River Greenway Trail (ORT) is a proposed route that would interconnect existing trails in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. The proposal is spearheaded by the Ohio River Trail Council (ORTC), a volunteer-led, non-profit ...

*P ** Palmer Bikeway **

Panhandle Trail The Panhandle Trail is a rail trail in southern Pennsylvania and the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia. It occupies an abandoned railroad corridor that had been known as the Panhandle route which has been converted to a bicycle and walking trail ...

** Penns Creek Path **

Pennypack Trail The Pennypack Trail is a rail trail located in eastern Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The trail runs from Rockledge, Pennsylvania, Rockledge north to the County Line Road border with Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Bucks County ...

Perkiomen Trail The Perkiomen Trail is a multi-use rail trail along the Perkiomen Creek in Pennsylvania. It begins at the junction with the Schuylkill River Trail near the mouth of the Perkiomen and Valley Forge National Historical Park and ends in Green Lan ...

** Phoenix Iron Canal Trail **

Pine Creek Rail Trail The Pine Creek Rail Trail is a rail trail in the Appalachian Mountains of north-central Pennsylvania. The trail begins just north of Wellsboro, runs south through Pine Creek Gorge (also known as the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania) and ends at J ...

** Plainfield Township Trail *R **

Radnor Trail The Radnor Trail is a rail trail that travels through Radnor Township in south-eastern Pennsylvania. The former Philadelphia & Western Railroad line is paved and has multiple entry points and parking at the Conestoga Road entry point. Historic ...

** Railroad Grade Trail ** Roaring Run Trail ** Rotary Walk Trail *S ** Samuel Justus Recreational Trail ** Sandy Creek Trail **{{Saucon Valley Rail Trail https://www.lowersaucontownship.org/srt.html **

Schuylkill River Trail The Schuylkill River Trail ( , ) is a multi-use trail along the banks of the Schuylkill River in southeastern Pennsylvania. Partially complete as of 2018, the trail is ultimately planned to run about from the river's headwaters in Schuylkill Co ...

** Sewickley Creek Trail ** Snow Shoe Trail ** Stavich Bike Trail ** Stony Valley Railroad Grade ** Struble Trail ** Susquehanna Warrior Trail ** Switchback Railroad Trail *T ** Tidioute Riverside Rec Trek Trail ** Towpath Bike Trail ** Tredway Trail ** Trolley Trail{{Cite web, url = http://countrysideconservancy.com/trails/trolley-trail.html, title = Trolley Trail, date = 10 October 2014, access-date = 15 January 2015, website = Countryside Conservancy *W ** Warren to North Warren Bike Trail ** Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail Trail **

West Penn Trail The West Penn Trail is a 17-mile long rail trail in western Pennsylvania. It runs on old rail alignments of the Conemaugh Line near the Conemaugh River. See also * Ghost Town Trail The Ghost Town Trail is a rail trail in Western Pennsylvania ...

Westmoreland Heritage Trail The Westmoreland Heritage Trail is a partially completed rail trail in southwestern Pennsylvania. As of 2019, 18.0 miles of the 21.9 planned miles of trail are complete, including an 8.7 mile section from Saltsburg to the fringe of Delmont as w ...

** Wynn & Clara Tredway River Park *Y **

York County Heritage Rail Trail Heritage Rail Trail County Park is a National Recreation Trail rail-with-trail in Pennsylvania built in 1999 by the York County Rail Trail Authority (YCRTA). It connects with the Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail in Maryland. The trail runs along th ...

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External links

PA DCNR trail page
{{Authority control Rail trails in Pennsylvania