Twin Lakes Trail, PA

The Twin Lakes Trail is the second-longest trail on the Allegheny. This 15.8-mile long trail begins at the long loop of the Black Cherry National Recreation Interpretive Trail located at Twin Lakes Recreation Area and travels west to join with the North Country National Scenic Trail.


The trail is marked with gray diamonds and is designated MORE DIFFICULT and is best suited to hikers and backpackers. At the Twin Lakes Recreation Area, the trail climbs from Hoffman Run over the plateau and then drops into the headwaters of Wolf Run on its way to South Branch Tionesta Creek. After crossing South Branch Tionesta Creek and then Crane Run, a designated wilderness trout stream, the trail then climbs into the Tionesta Scenic Area.Along the trail, Wolf Run, Tionesta Creek, and Crane Run are popular trout fishing streams. Portions of the trail pass through oil and gas development fields. Some sections of the trail are wet depending on the time of year.

The trail ends at the North Country National Scenic Trail in the Tionesta Scenic Area. From there, hikers can continue north or south on the North Country National Scenic Trail.

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