Loyalsock Trail is a 59.2 mile point-to-point trail located near Shrewsbury Twp, Pennsylvania that features a river and is rated as difficult. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round.
Route 220 on the east side and Route 42 on the west..
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Jeremy Sustare (22)
7 months ago
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1 Completed 1 Reviews
To date, I've done the eastern half (30 miles) of the Loyalsock Trail, and I must say it's rugged and unusually beautiful. Near the eastern terminus are the Haystacks which are a series of large pools in the Loyalsock Creek made of hard stone - really beautiful and great for a soak on a hot day. Around World's End SP, the trail dips into the gorge for a 700' descent and reascent which is challenging and almost rainforest like (LOTS of moss). The falls at Ketchum Run were awesome (Ladder Trail) with sheer and precarious looking cliff faces...they seemed like they could crumble at any moment! Split Rock on High Knob really gives an indication of the underlying geology of the area.
On my most recent section hike, I came off trail at High Knob Overlook via the Holtzauer Trail. I saw so many wondrous cliff faces and caves, that I'm determined to get back to the area to do more exploration. I took a lot away from this amazing adventure!
Brian Brudnicki
9 months ago
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1 Completed 1 Reviews
Almost there! At Sones pond on to haystacks... Been to several areas before, fav spot is Lee's fall in Ketchum Run. Usually easy to find water on the trail so you can pack light. Awesome trail! MST is next..
Joe VanNoy (31)
12 months ago
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1 Completed 1 Reviews
Hiked the whole trail Thurs night through Sunday morning shooting for a 20 mile/day pace. Hilly, giving it moderate difficulty rating in my book, but well worth it. I have done portions of the trail particularly near Worlds End several times (4 or 5 trips in the last few years). Have seen lots of wildlife, beautiful vistas. Worlds end area there is more people around-same with the haystacks and Sones Pond. The area experiences lots of flooding in 2011 and all of the swimming holes have changed- be very careful even if you know the area well. The flooding also resulted in sand-covered shores in some areas, great for setting up tents on!
Jeremy Cirota (290)
about 1 year ago
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10 Completed 10 Reviews
One of my favorites in PA. Worlds End is a treasure.
Charlie Crusan (474)
about 1 year ago
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15 Completed 13 Reviews
I'm surprised that more people haven't reviewed this trail. I have never hiked the full thing at one time. I've made a few two day hikes on different sections, and did a good chunk of it in Boy Scouts as a kid. My experience that this is a well maintained trail with a lot of variety of terrain. There are some parts that are very steep where you are holding onto trees or the ground to make it up. There are parts that are flat meandering through meadows, or following old railroad beds. There are also some very scenic vistas. I plan to hike the whole thing in the next month or so, so I'll write a more comprehensive review then.
Dennis Crapser (474)
23 days ago
12 Completed 10 Reviews
This year I have hiked the western end from Sones Pound thru the Haystacks to the trail head and the Eastern end from the trail head to Smith's Knob and back to bear Run Road. A year and a half ago I hike the portion thru Kitchum Run through the Alpine vistas and back the High Knob Road. Only a couple more sections to go. lol