Loyalsock Trailhead — Attraction in Plunketts Creek Township

Awesome Trail to hike. Beware of rattlesnakes. Gets very overgrown at the entrance of the trail during spring and summer. Starting at Route 87 Trailhead, there is an extremely steep uphill climb for the first half mile. Then it levels off and travels across the top of the mountain before it descends into the valley created by Little Bear Creek. Drive another mile or two up the road and take a right turn up little bear road and there is another parking lot off the left about a mile up that road as well. Loyalsock Trail intercepts this parking area at about mile 4.5. About 2 miles above that area is the Smith...

Love this trail, but the first 4.X miles require a lot of exertion that is jettisoned in a descent to near starting elevation with nothing but pride to show for it. Not much in the way of scenery or other things interesting that come in droves after the...

Backpacked the Loyalsock from High Knob to World's End a few years ago. Defiantly one of the most memorable hikes I've done in PA, but there is some fairly...